Cache Note : Caches are NOT ALLOWED to be hidden on cemtery property as per guidelines. You will NOT find it in the cemetery. It is outside the perimeter wall by a tree. So please stay out of the cemterey unless you are repectfully looking at the graves. Please respect the dead. Do not let children play inside the cemetery thank you.
Katie and I thought it would be cool to do some caches near or around some of Nanaimo's local historic cemeteries. This cache is located on the outside of the cemetery perimeter. Can be in a high muggle area. Stealth required. It is a micro container. Log only . Bring your own writing stick.
Happy hunting.
Welcome to Bowen Road Cemetery
Established in 1877 when the city's first cemetery became full, the Nanaimo Public Cemetery is important as a highly visible, tangible link with Nanaimo's past. The modest early grave markers reflect Nanaimo's predominantly working-class population while more elaborate monuments provide the names and tastes of the city's wealthier citizens. Most representative of Nanaimo's history are the many inscriptions about mine accidents, testimony to the over 600 mine-related deaths that occurred in the area from the 1860s to the 1950s. Still in active use, the Nanaimo Public Cemetery functions as a fully accessible outdoor history museum.
The Nanaimo Public Cemetery exemplifies the role the local coal company played in the development of the City. In addition to numerous park, school and church sites, the Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company also donated the land for this cemetery. Because the company owned all the land in the area, the community was highly dependent on company largesse for the acquisition of public land. The company was, in turn, dependant on community goodwill to ensure economic stability. As such, the site testifies to the long-standing symbiotic relationship between the coal company and communities.