Superior Cemetery gets upgrades
The Superior Cemetery has made several updates this year with more planned before winter. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The land for the Superior Cemetery up Flat Creek was donated by A.P. Johnson, who is considered the "father" of Superior by many residents. He also donated the land for the original Superior School and County Courthouse, both on River Street. Plus, he had a store at the corner of Mullan and River Street where Nutz and Bolts are now. His ranch was just over the hill east of Superior, which is the Brockway property today.
The first recorded burial in the cemetery was that of George Else in 1895, a miner who was killed at the Iron Mountain mine. The Quartz Cemetery has burials listed in 1889. Since that time, there have been almost 1,600 interments in the Superior and Quartz cemeteries with both having a veteran's section that are homes to five Civil War veterans. Twenty-year caretaker Paul Wilkinson has been keeping the grounds in excellent shape, making sure it is pleasant for the visitor and at the time of need.
This spring saw considerable upgrades to the grounds. NorthWestern Energy, Nordberg Electric and Alan Brockway Construction were able to put power to the two equipment buildings at the Superior property giving Wilkinson lights and needed outlets power equipment.
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