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Tombstone found near Vasquez Rocks

by The AV Times Staff • August 4, 2014

(Photo courtesy LASD)
(Photo courtesy LASD)

ACTON – A Sprint employee made an unusual discovery while working near the Vasquez Rocks in Acton… the broken and discarded tombstone of a woman who was born and died in the 1800s.

[Around 3:30 p.m., Monday, August 4,] Joe Trader was working on a cell tower near Indian Brave Road and Valley Sage Road when he found the tombstone nearby.

(LASD)
(LASD)

Trader called the Sheriff’s Department and the tombstone was taken to the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station by Deputies.

There were no clues to where the tombstone came from or how it came to be abandoned in the hills. It is unknown if it had been stolen and discarded or if it had been abandoned in the hills after having been replaced with a newer grave marker.

The tombstone is engraved with “Mother” on the top and the name “Sarah Robinson” on the front.

It gives a date of birth of May 19, 1822 and a date of death of June 22, 1889.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station at 661-272-2400.

[Information via press release from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.]

Filed Under: Acton, Palmdale

9 comments for "Tombstone found near Vasquez Rocks"

  1. adam says

    August 6, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    I’m going to take a guess and say it came the former Ventura Cemetery that was turned into a park. In Venture they dumped all the tombstones in the river and they ended up washing up in various places. People all along the 126 and in Newhall used them as doormats, decorations, etc. I don’t think it was from a single grave from a homestead as Acton and Palmdale cemetery were well established by this point to serve this area, could have been taken from one of these places long ago though.

  2. Valerie says

    August 5, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Vasquez Rocks is in Agua Dulce. Who writes this stuff? A little research would be prudent.

    • KayDee says

      August 5, 2014 at 5:36 pm

      Near being the operative word… Indian Brave & Valley Sage Road is actually a Santa Clarita zip and the intersection is between Acton and Agua Dulce since we’re splitting hairs and all. LOL! So trivial!

  3. Go Figure says

    August 5, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Probably a movie prop.

  4. History says

    August 5, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Maybe the family buried her in those hills. Lots of old homesteads are now nothing more than dust while this stone object stood the test of time.

    • Gen says

      August 6, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      I agree looking at the years on the stone she was older than Tiburcio Vasquez and died years after he did. Vasquez was known as his main hide out and that is why it is named after him. It is also rumored that many pioneers were buried there they just had no proof and well This might be it.

      • Eric says

        August 6, 2014 at 1:51 pm

        Always grateful for bits of local history; was woefully unaware of that. Interesting reading.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiburcio_V%C3%A1squez

        • As says

          August 6, 2014 at 3:28 pm

          Really cool.

  5. vanessa says

    August 5, 2014 at 7:43 am

    There is a cemetary in Acton, perhaps it belongs in there??

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