The Cemetery at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church

As you have seen, there are variety of cemeteries in Jackson. The high point of this tour is the cemetery at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church. Just a short way north of downtown is the oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in the America.

From Wikipedia:

The Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Црква светог Саве, romanized: Crkva svetog Save) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Jackson, California. Built in 1894, the church was the first Serbian Orthodox church in America. Amador County had a large Serbian-American population in the late 1800s due to the California Gold Rush, and the county's Serbs established the St. Sava Church Organization of Amador County in 1886–87; the organization was responsible for purchasing land for and building the church. The church's original design had an Eastern Orthodox influence, complete with an onion dome; while the dome was later replaced by a bell tower, the church's stained glass windows and use of icons still give it a distinctive Eastern Orthodox character. The church has been used for Serbian-American religious and social activities since its opening and is now part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America.^[2] 

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 1986.^[1]

Most of the early parishioners (is that what they are called in the Orthodox Church) here were miners. As a result, this memorial has pride of place.

Even though the markers are in Serbian, it is not hard to figure out about the lives it represents.

This next marker also tells a tale, a much sadder one. This fellow died at age 34 and his son died within a year of birth.

There were several military graves in the cemetery. This gentleman had an interesting job in WWI. We've not seen the resting place of many buglers.