Recommendation - DO NOT VISIT SAYLOR HILL.
Instead, view the pictures on this web site.
You can drive to the Graveyard. However, the dirt road is
difficult with a four wheel drive vehicle even in dry weather.
On July 5th and 6th 2002, my daughter, Debra, and I visited the
Saylor Hill Graveyard and began a project to recover the grounds from mother
nature. The following provides directions to the site and pictures of its
present condition.
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The site of the Saylor Hill Graveyard as seen from the
Meyersdale Community Hospital looking over Second Avenue. The site is
located at the base of the tallest trees on the second hill of the "Three
Hills".
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From Meyersdale, follow Mt. Davis Road to Bender
Bridge Road OR follow Shaw Mines Road to Coke Oven Road. At the
intersection of Bender Bridge Road and Coke Oven Road turn onto the dirt
road between the fields on the Yoder Farm. The Yoders are our
cousins so respect their property. Your trip will be 1.3 miles from this intersection
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GPS
39.48.427 N
79.03.734 W |
| This is the easy part.
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| Through the woods ...
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| And over the Hill ...
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| Bear to the left
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| Through more trees
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| Continue to the tallest trees on
the right. When you start down the slope of the second hill - stop. You can park off the roadway near the trees.
The site is easy to miss.
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The cleared site
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| We hope these pictures
become the BEFORE shots
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| GOOD JOB!
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What an incredible treasure lies on this hill. Stone # 5 belongs to our
immigrant ancestor and is easily read. Three generations of my
ancestors lie here and possibly more of yours.
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However, we need HELP. Somehow this site has survived when many others have
not. I'm looking for EXPERT advise before going further. I'm as concerned
about WHAT NOT TO DO as about what TO DO.
What is the best way to keep this site preserved for
future generations? If you know someone with graveyard preservation
experience, PLEASE, contact me. |
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