Hi Jolly Cemetery

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Hi Jolly Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Quartzsite, Arizona, best known as the resting place of Hadji Ali (“Hi Jolly”), the Syrian camel driver who worked on the U.S. Army’s 19th-century Camel Corps experiment.

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Hi Jolly Cemetery canonical 2
Hi Jolly Cemetery historic site 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWith 19th-century U.S. military experiments in desert transport ⓘ
U.S. Army Camel Corps ⓘ
category Cemeteries in Arizona ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places in La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ
Tourist attractions in La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevation approximately 880 feet ⓘ
established 19th century ⓘ
governingBody local government of Quartzsite ⓘ
hasAccess road access from U.S. Route 95 ⓘ
hasCoordinates 33.664°N 114.222°W ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Arab-American history in the United States ⓘ
military history of the United States ⓘ
hasFeature graves of early Quartzsite settlers ⓘ
plaque honoring Hi Jolly ⓘ
pyramid-shaped monument of local stone ⓘ
hasGraveOf Hadji Ali ⓘ
Hi Jolly ⓘ
hasMonument Hi Jolly Pyramid Monument ⓘ
linked to: Hi Jolly Monument
hasPlaqueTextLanguage English ⓘ
hasSignage historic marker describing Hi Jolly and the Camel Corps ⓘ
hasUse historic memorial site ⓘ
public cemetery ⓘ
heritageDesignation U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
La Paz County, Arizona ⓘ
Quartzsite, Arizona ⓘ
materialOfMainMonument local stone ⓘ
memorializes Hadji Ali ⓘ
U.S. Army camel drivers ⓘ
namedAfter Hadji Ali ⓘ
Hi Jolly ⓘ
nearestCity Quartzsite ⓘ
linked to: Quartzsite, Arizona
notableFor being the resting place of Hadji Ali (Hi Jolly) ⓘ
NRHPListingDate 2011-10-06 ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber 11000721 ⓘ
NRHPType historic site ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Town of Quartzsite ⓘ
linked to: Quartzsite, Arizona
ownedBy Town of Quartzsite ⓘ
linked to: Quartzsite, Arizona
region American Southwest ⓘ
significance associated with the U.S. Army Camel Corps experiment ⓘ
commemorates Middle Eastern camel drivers in U.S. military history ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quartzsite, Arizona → hasCemetery → Hi Jolly Cemetery ⓘ
Hi Jolly Monument → locatedInCemetery → Hi Jolly Cemetery ⓘ
Hi Jolly Monument → partOf → Hi Jolly Cemetery historic site ⓘ
linked to: Hi Jolly Cemetery