Back Bay Cemetery, Heritage cemetery in Yellowknife, Canada
Back Bay Cemetery contains 35 graves marked with wooden picket fences along the waterfront of Great Slave Lake in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Established in 1938 with the burial of Art McIntyre, the cemetery served as the primary burial ground for Yellowknife residents until its closure in 1946.
The wooden picket fence grave markers represent northern Christian burial traditions from the early settlement period of Yellowknife in the twentieth century.
The cemetery site can be reached through walking trails or by boat, offering visitors multiple options to explore this historical location.
A creek bank near the cemetery continues to erode, affecting the burial grounds and exposing several of the original grave locations over time.
Location: Yellowknife
GPS coordinates: 62.46917,-114.36250
Latest update: March 6, 2025 07:23
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