City of Tumwater, WA
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Talking Headstones Tour
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Union Pioneer Calvary Cemetery
5700 Littlerock Rd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512
Parking is available at Mills & Mills Funeral Home (5725 Littlerock Rd SW) or across the street at Walmart (5900 Littlerock Rd SW).
The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution have been working hard on cleaning, restoring, and leveling all 221 headstones at Union Pioneer Calvary Cemetery. Work started in 2024 and the two groups have since dedicated hundreds of hours to bring the headstones back to life.
Join us for the unique opportunity to listen to Tumwater’s history through costumed interpreters representing notable figures from our past.
Talking Headstones Tour | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Walk through the cemetery and stop at 8 different headstones where you will get a 3-minute history of who is buried there and what impact they had on Tumwater. The tour will take around 30 minutes and then you are free to walk the cemetery grounds exploring the 221 headstones.
This FREE event is open to all ages!
Presented By: Sacajawea Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution & George Rogers Clark Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
Questions?
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator by email or call (360) 754-4167.

