Sherman Indian School Cemetery Traditional Cache
Hidden : 2/3/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Busy Street, No Need To Leave Sidewalk


Front - Facing South

I first saw the cemetery in the late 1970's after moving to Corona. It wasn't till a recent exploration of historical sites that I revisited this area to learn more. I was shocked to read the purpose of the Sherman Indian School and the tragedy that followed. It was my desire to bring forth this knowledge to share with others so we can learn from history. With respect to a cache, I have placed it outside the boundary for their land. It is not my intent to exploit this cemetery for a cache, I have plenty of other places for that.

I only want you to ponder the significance of this site while you to sign the log. If you walk to the fence, you may find the site a little moving after seeing the abundance of small grave markers. The large gray stone lists those who lost their life in the school, as mentioned below in "THE SHERMAN INSTITUTE NAMES PROJECT". This page is not affiliated with the Sherman Institute, it is my independent recognition of an important 'Historical Site', otherwise to be passed by in Riverside County, CA.

The following Internet sites are Sherman Indian Museum sites. The information provided in quoted italics is from their site. I can't find a better source to describe the details.

"http://www.shermanindianmuseum.org/cemetery1.htm" LINK
"From 1901 to 1946, our school operated on an 110-acre farm in the Home Gardens area of Riverside County, California. Specifically, the property bordered Magnolia Avenue, Indiana and McLinley Street, past Lincoln Avenue. At this location, students lived in the two dormitory houses on the farm, studying farm skills and basic education."

"http://www.shermanindianmuseum.org/index.htm" LINK
"This school was founded by the United States Government to assimilate Native Americans into the mainstream society. Because of Bureau policies, students did not return home for several years, many of whom died and were buried in the school cemetery. May 3rd marks an old tradition amongst the local tribes where many local reservations decorate their cemeteries with flowers and replace old crosses. Sherman Indian High School designates this as Indian Flower Day"


Again, additional research on the history from this site was found on a page dedicated to the NAMES of the Indian children from that era:

"http://www.shermanindianmuseum.org/indexstu.htm" LINK
"THE SHERMAN INSTITUTE NAMES PROJECT"
"The Names of Sherman Project hopes to add dimension to this history. By listing the actual names, home towns and tribes of students, the project attempts to recover the "humanness" lost in the hundreds of rosters, numbers and statistics. These names represent real people who came from real homes, with real hopes, dreams and disappointments. They just happened to live in a time when other real people in positions of power believed the best solution to a changing American culture was to gather these children together into a military boarding school, to change them, Americanize them, train them to become citizens within the culture in power. It seems that our countries leaders chose to ignore one thing: these children already had a culture. They already were Americans. It is a small offering on our part to publish the names of these students, to honor them as the individual boys and girls they were. We hope that this list will serve as a resource for genealogists and social historians, and as a celebration of ancestry, our own and others . Some of the names on these lists may not have been written, spoken, or even thought of in the last hundred years. It is our privilege to be able to restore them to memory."

Parking is not allowed on Indiana, the community across the street is shown as a private community. I parked by the stop sign on "November Dr." and walked directly across the street. Your visit should not occur during heavy traffic hours.
- - = First to Recognize this important Historical Cemetery was TCope5 = - -

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