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2005/2006
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| Tue & Wednesday - Our arrival | Friday - To Hop Valley and Pacheco |
| Thursday - Placing the headstones | Saturday - The memorial service |
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Friday, April 21st - This is the day of the big trip to Hop Valley and Pacheco. This was a drive of about 35 miles (one way) over very rough dirt roads, sometimes steep and very crooked. The first stop was about half way of the steep climb out of the valley. This is where JHJ had built a log chute and where the accident was that killed him.
Next major stop ( a few sightseeing and potty breaks along the way) was Hop Valley where the family lived for a number of years. The first photo is a panoramic view of the valley showing the streams that went thru it and the locations of the three family homes. Click on the thumbnail below for a full view.
Next we went to Pacheco, a community that was about 5 to 8 miles away. This is where some of the children went to school when they lived in Hop Valley. It is now very sparsley populated and most of the original buildings are gone. Here we placed a headstone on the grave of George Heber James, son of JHJ, who died in Pacheco of typhoid.
Finally we took a photo of those that were able to be there as we finished the work. Some had to leave earlier to return to Colonia Juarez as we were limited in the number of vehicles and seats available. (By the way, special thanks to Dennis Bond who felt impressed we should add this project to our itinerary) It was a special time and feeling for all of us.
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