Suicide Park
In these graves lie the remains of the tie hacks who once worked for the Standard Timber Company cutting and hewing railroad ties for the Union Pacific Railroad.
1928 Ole Olson was too old and sick to continue working. The timber boss offered him a place in town where he could spend his last days comfortably but he refused to leave his cabin. A short time later he was found dead by a fellow tie hack.
1928 Jack Rose was found dead in his bunk. A revolver was lying near his body and it was assumed he shot himself. The reason remains a mystery.
1930 Charles Mattsen was a heavy drinker. His friends, fearing for his life took his guns and hid them. Unfortunately, Charlie was later found in the forest, his throat slashed with a razor. The death was considered a suicide. This site has been called Suicide Park ever since.
