Coffin Handle Butte Cemetery
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Coffin Handle Butte Cemetery

Milo, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada – *No GPS coordinates

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This single grave is located on a butte east of Milo on leased land. It is only accessible by all-terrain vehicle or on horseback.

Information courtesy of Vulcan & District Historical Society:

George Hicks, and his family of six, homesteaded west of Vulcan. In 1906 one of his sons, Oly, was caught in a storm while looking for cattle. A month later Oly's body was found in the Majorville District east of Milo. During the recovery mission a handle came off the coffin near where the body had been found. It was accidentally left at the site. Oly's horse and saddle were never found.

Years later the view from this butte was inspiring for noe cowboy, Bob Knight, who had ridden the nearby ranges for nearly 60 years working for the McKinnon Family and XL Ranches. He chose this butte as his final resting place.

This single grave is located on a butte east of Milo on leased land. It is only accessible by all-terrain vehicle or on horseback.

Information courtesy of Vulcan & District Historical Society:

George Hicks, and his family of six, homesteaded west of Vulcan. In 1906 one of his sons, Oly, was caught in a storm while looking for cattle. A month later Oly's body was found in the Majorville District east of Milo. During the recovery mission a handle came off the coffin near where the body had been found. It was accidentally left at the site. Oly's horse and saddle were never found.

Years later the view from this butte was inspiring for noe cowboy, Bob Knight, who had ridden the nearby ranges for nearly 60 years working for the McKinnon Family and XL Ranches. He chose this butte as his final resting place.

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