Hi Jolly Monument - Wikipedia The Hi Jolly Monument is a grave site in the Hi Jolly Cemetery located at Quartzsite, Arizona, United States, marking the grave of Hi Jolly, a Syrian-born camel driver brought to the United States in 1856 to drive camels for the US Cavalry [2]
Hi Jollys Tomb, Quartzsite, Arizona - Roadside America Hi Jolly remained, living into his seventies The locals were so fond of him that, after he died, they spent several weeks building Hi Jolly a special pyramid tomb, made of multicolored petrified wood and quartz It was dedicated on Jan 4, 1903
Desert Mystery: The Story Behind Hi Jolly’s Unique Grave Discover the surprising tale of Hi Jolly, a Syrian camel driver turned American folk hero, and his unique pyramid tomb in Quartzsite, Arizona Skip to content (928) 255-5208
Hi Jolly Monument - Atlas Obscura Today his grave is marked by a stony pyramid that is topped by an etched metal camel Avoiding Regret, EricGrundhauser, marcpaty1, WhiskeyBristles This memorial pyramid marker honors one of
TOMB OF HI JOLLY - Updated June 2025 - Yelp 10 reviews and 84 photos of TOMB OF HI JOLLY "Nice old Cemetary, where you can learn a lot about people that lived in the past by reading a few lines on their old tombstones Located at the back of a parking lot off Main Street"
A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite | Department of . . . - ADOT This rather unusual tomb in Quartzsite belongs to a camel driver, former Army scout and former resident People called him "Hi Jolly" - a mispronunciation of Hadji Ali Philip Tedro, born in Syria, gave himself that name after his conversion to Islam and pilgrimage to Mecca
Camels in Quartzsite Arizona – Visit the Hi Jolly Monument After the camels in Quartzsite were displaced, Hi Jolly (later named Philip Tedro) continued to live there until he passed away in 1902 He was very well-liked amongst the locals and reigned as somewhat of a hero So, the townspeople honored him by building a tomb out of multicolored petrified wood and quartz in the shape of a pyramid
Hi Jollys Tomb, Quartzsite - Tripadvisor Hi Jolly's Tomb Cemetery is just a fascinating piece of Quartzsite's (as well as the United States) history A very little interesting cemetery that gives you an overview of Hadji Ali and the use of Camels in the US Army Camel Corps (experiment)
Hi Jolly Monument - azcitieswork. com In Quartzite a special tomb holds the remains of “Hi Jolly,” or, Hadji Ali, a Syrian caretaker who received the nickname from his American masters In 1865, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis came up with a plan to transport freight and people across the desert Southwest by means of camels