T.L. Stormes of New York died on April 30, 1879, in Tin Cup Camp and has the distinction of being the first person buried in the Tin Cup Cemetery. At that time, the gold rush had just started with the discovery of the mother lode on Gold Hill. It was a violent era with short tempers, free flowing whiskey, and ready guns.

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