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Benjamin “Ben” Overturff

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Benjamin “Ben” Overturff

Birth
Selma, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Death
28 Aug 1954 (aged 77)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Wifes name was Bertha Marrow Overturf,they were married 1902


Ben and Bertha built the Deer Park Cabin Lodge in Sawpit Canyon in 1907. In 1911, the wooden lodge was turned into a barn and a stone lodge built using boulders from the creek was built. It was a popular tourist destination until the March 1938 flood wiped out the trails. The Overturff family used the lodge as a weekend getaway until the late 1940s. The lodge was removed by the U.S. Forest Service due to vandalism and nothing remains except the concrete foundation and lower stone walls.



Wifes name was Bertha Marrow Overturf,they were married 1902


Ben and Bertha built the Deer Park Cabin Lodge in Sawpit Canyon in 1907. In 1911, the wooden lodge was turned into a barn and a stone lodge built using boulders from the creek was built. It was a popular tourist destination until the March 1938 flood wiped out the trails. The Overturff family used the lodge as a weekend getaway until the late 1940s. The lodge was removed by the U.S. Forest Service due to vandalism and nothing remains except the concrete foundation and lower stone walls.


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  • Created by: Nancy Hofer
  • Added: May 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36912937/benjamin-overturff: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin “Ben” Overturff (18 Jun 1877–28 Aug 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36912937, citing Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Nancy Hofer (contributor 47024576).