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Title
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Charley Parkhurst, Grave
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Creator
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Pajaro Valley Historical Association
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Biographical Text
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Stone grave monument embedded in upright rock. Erected in 1955 by the Pajaro Valley Historical Association.
Parkhurst is buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Watsonville California. The monument memorializes Parkhurst's life as a male stagecoach driver in California discovered to be female upon her death. The featured text honors her fearless lifestyle, and recognizes her as the first woman to vote in the U.S.
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Text
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CHARLEY DARKEY PARKHURST
1812 - 1879
NOTED WHIP OF THE GOLD RUSH DAYS
DROVE STAGE OVER MT. MADONNA IN
EARLY DAYS OF VALLEY. LAST RUN
SAN JAUN TO SANTA CRUZ. DEATH IN
CABIN NEAR THE 7 MILE HOUSE,
REVEALED "ONE EYED CHARLIE,"
A WOMAN. THE FIRST WOMAN TO VOTE
IN THE U.S. NOV. 3, 1868
ERECTED 1955
PAJARO VALLEY HISTORICAL ASS'N.
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Date Created
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1955
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Type
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English
Grave
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
