Boothill Cemetery Obelisk - Billings, Montana
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BruceS
N 45° 48.146 W 108° 28.841
12T E 695767 N 5075183
Memorial obelisk in historic pioneer cemetery in the northeast section of Billings.
Waymark Code: WM6RGZ
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2009
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The obelisk commemorates the early settlers in the now nonexistent town of Coulson. The obelisk is inscribed as follows: In Memory-- of those who blazed the trail
and showed to us our west in boots and spurs they lie and on the hill find rest.
In Memory
of those who blazed the trail
and showed to us our west
in boots and spurs they lie
and on the hill find rest.
The stream flows on, but it matters not
to the sleepers here by the world forgot.
The heroes of many a tale unsung,
they lived and died when the west was young.
This monument marks a historic spot
where thirty-five lie buried.
They played the drama called life
for fortune and fame.
Lost their lives; lost their game.
Upon this rugged hill
the long trail past,
these men of restless will
find rest at last.
The stream flows on, but it matters not
to the sleepers here by the world forgot.
The heroes of many a tale unsung,
they lived and died when the west was young.