After driving through Kaeo so many times we decided in the weekend to stop at this apparent historical spot. Overlooking the township is this memorial cairn which commemorates the site of the first mission and was erected by Maori members of the Methodist church under the guidance of Rev. A.J. Steamer. It is built from water worn gray marble boulders which were transported by barge from an ocean beach (possibly Tauranga Bay), through the harbour and up the Kaeo river to the site.
Unfortunately it only has 2 very run down falling apart graves with no tombstones to indicate who lies beneath so we have no way of knowing who they belong to but there is a modern cemetery right across the road lying on the hillside behind.
Linking up with Our World Tuesday and My corner of the world.
15 comments:
Interesting place.
Have a nice week
Maria
Over here in the UK you would see a chest tombe behid the railings or a family vault. That one looks to hav ebeen long forgotten. Quite a cairn that has been built there
An impressive cairn. A pity it hasn't all been preserved.
So much history! I have found roadside markers and historical places are always interesting to stop at.
Historical markers are very interesting
Historical place.
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Great.
It's fun to stop and take a closer look at a place that you pass often. You've inspired me to do that more often.
Fascinating little place - thanks for sharing.
What an unusual place. Now I have to do some research about the graves!
I'm so glad you linked up at 'My Corner of the World' this week!
My Corner of the World
A very interesting place that is still holding on to it's secrets.
Impressive cairn ~ great shot~
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A wonderful place, thanks for sharing.
Haunting.
So much work went into building the cairn ... a fascinating discovery. Missionary history here in our western states is quite interesting as well .
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