!! Exciting New Cache Series!!
“COLORADO SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Colorado
Spirit Quest is a series of Caches placed by many individuals, near
cemeteries and historic sites in hopes of paying respect to the
many pioneer ancestors that have ‘walked’ before
us.
There are hundreds of
cemeteries in the rural and mountain communities across
Colorado. This series will introduce you to many of
them.
The cache
pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries and
tombstones.
COLORADO
SPIRIT QUEST is not affiliated with any other ‘Spirit
Quest’ group. Special thanks and credit are given
to SixDogTeam who started the Indiana Spirit Quest in 2004. The
idea has rapidly spread into many states.
The CSQ
endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It cannot be
accomplished by just one or two people. This project will
only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers
willing to place these caches.
After
locating the cache container, take some time to reflect back on the
lives of those pioneers and the effort it took to make Colorado
such a great state.
If you are interested in
joining the “Walking Through History Clan” contact may
be made by sending an e-mail to the owner of “Colorado Spirit
Quest #1 – Mountain
Passage”. Use the ‘Send Message” link at
the center of the page of their profile.
Each person that places a CSQ cache is responsible for its
maintenance.
REMEMBER:
If
you are APPREHENSIVE about cemeteries – AVOID
this series.
Thanks to
Clan Members: Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog Parents, Team
Boogity3, and Grand High Pobah, CDirtO, FulComers, and Boborr
80909. New Clan members are always Welcome
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In
the 1890s developments beyond control of the cemetery's trustees
began to prove harmful to the quiet dignity of the grounds and its
visitors including the uncomfortably close location of the
Burlington Railroad line and growth of Denver which led to
industrial expansion nearer and nearer to the property.
Finding competition from Fairmount Cemetery too intense and
burdened by the encroachment of Riversides boundaries, On January
10, 1900, Fairmount Cemetery and Riverside Cemetery was under
one ownership.
Riverside is 77 developed acres and has over 67,000
people buried.
There are three of the territorial Colorado governors
buried here - John Evans, Samuel H. Elbert, and John L.
Routt. Some other notable people buried here include, Augusta
Tabor, Barney and Julia Ford, Sarah Likens, Silas Soule, and Owen
Glodrick.
There is a "Walk Through Historical Riverside Cemetery"
book available at the cemetery office. The cemetery grounds
are OPEN from 8am to 5pm every day.
