Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} From the Grave A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries by Linda Wommack From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries by Linda Wommack. When visiting this historic cemetery you should have your walking shoes on as there are no vehicles allowed on the winding road to the cemetery. Pioneer/Linwood Cemetery is located just east of Glenwood Springs atop Jasper Mountain. The road begins on Bennett Avenue between 11 th and 13 th streets. The first burial took place in 1887 after the land was leased to the town by J. S. Schwartz for use as the town cemetery. The cemetery is the final resting place of famed dentist, gambler, and gunman, John Henry "Doc" Holliday (see below).-- NOTE: Most of this information was found in Linda Wommack's book, From the Grave; A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries (Caxton Press, Caldwell, Idaho, 1998). The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by: Mary Cosepalmer (mc) Jim Davenport (jd) Tony Gagler (tg) Headstones. (Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph) Cose , Emily (Teague), 1851-1922; and George [Chapel], 1848-1919 (mc) Both Emily and George were naturalized US citizens, born in England; they were the parents of George W. Cose, William T. Cose, and Jay Henry Cose, Sr. Holliday , Doc, 1852-1887, He died in bed (tg) On back (not shown): John Henry Holliday D.D.S. born Valdada, Georgia in 1852 graduate of Baltimore dental school in 1872 at the age of 20. One of the great gamblers and speediest man with a six gun in the West. He lost his biggest bet when he died Nov. 8, 1887, in a Glenwood Springs, Colorado Sanitarium with TB instead of being cut down by a bullet. Stone erected in 1977 by the City of Glenwood Springs a gift from Grand Jct. Colorado, Reads: 'This memorial is dedicated to Doc Holliday who is buried some place in this cemetery' Ryan , Kate M., died Sept 9, 1904, aged 49 years, wife of Daniel; and Dan, 1859-1921, erected by the Women of Woodcraft (jd) Walsh , Mary K., 1867-1920, Neighbors of Woodcraft; and John K., 1857-1920 (jd) Do you have any headstone photos from this or any other Colorado cemetery to add to the collection? If so, see How To Contribute. Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project. USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic photographs may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) Riverside Cemetery occupies a 77-acre (310,000 m 2 ) site between Brighton Boulevard and the east bank of the South Platte River, approximately 4 miles down stream from downtown Denver, Colorado. [3] The majority of Riverside Cemetery lies within Adams County, Colorado, however the rest of the cemetery, the cemetery's original entrance and administration building, are within the City and County of Denver. [4] Riverside Cemetery originally was the property of the Riverside Cemetery Association from its founding in 1876 until 1900 when the association's assets were transferred to the Fairmount Cemetery Association (presently known as Fairmount Cemetery Company). In late 2000, Fairmount Cemetery Company along with members of the community founded the Fairmount Heritage Foundation to be an educational resource for the community and to protect and preserve the heritage of both the company's properties: Riverside Cemetery and Fairmount Cemetery. The volunteers of the foundation staff the Riverside Cemetery Office on Tuesdays,Thursdays, Fridays (during the summer months) and Saturdays. They have numerous events and preservation and cleanup projects for the cemetery. Information may be found at www.fairmountheritagefoundation.org. History. When first opened, the graveyard's secluded location on the banks of the South Platte River and the surrounding greenery made it a popular choice for wealthy families; the opening of the Burlington Railroad in the 1890s changed this, spurring industrial growth in the neighborhood, and some families chose to have their relatives' remains exhumed and reburied elsewhere. Prominent people continued to be interred there, with ornate headstones to mark their graves; however, the proportion of unmarked graves rose dramatically, as counties from all over the state sent the bodies of their impoverished dead citizens there. [5] Riverside remained the area's most significant cemetery until the mid-20th century, and retains importance for scholars studying in the early history of Denver, as the city kept no systematic death records until 1910. [6] Today, the neighborhood has become a largely industrial area, surrounded by a gas station, smokestacks, train tracks, and an industrial park, a few blocks from Interstate 70. [3] It remains a minor tourist attraction; in 2001, 3,000 people went on walking tours of the site. [2] The cemetery office, c. 1935. The cemetery's final grave site was assigned in July 2005; the management company, Fairmount Cemetery Inc., indicated that they would not accept further burials after that, because they were losing money on each sale. [7] They have also stopped watering and cut back drastically on services, claiming that their $2.1 million endowment, which generated roughly $62,000 per year in interest, was not enough to water the property and properly maintain all the graves; their records show that they lost $159,000 in 2003. They still employ two groundskeepers to pick up trash, but have had to refuse offers of maintenance help from volunteers due to liability issues. In 2005, Fairmount approached the city government and requested they take over operation of the cemetery; however, the city was forced to decline due to lack of funds. Local residents, concerned by the dying trees and grass and generally poor state of the cemetery, formed a group, Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery, to bring public attention to the issue. They requested the assistance of a Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Cathedral whose founders are buried there; Fairmount indicated that they would be willing to transfer the endowment and operations of the cemetery to a group that could provide an additional trust of $1 million to cover operating expenses. [8] [9] Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. 1 Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. 2 Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. 3 Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. 4 Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. 5 Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. 10 Incinerator 2 Incinerator Edbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C. Civil war memorials Civil war memorials 2 Riverside Stone house Riverside. Notable burials. Being Denver's oldest operating cemetery, Riverside serves as the final resting place for hundreds of local historical figures. [7] There are three Medal of Honor recipients (Day, Hasting, and Kelley) buried there. [3] John Bass, an early baseball pioneer, who was part of the first major league baseball season in 1871 [ citation needed ] James B. Belford (1837– 1910), U.S. Congressman and lawyer [10] Thomas Belt, English naturalist [11] Hiram Pitt Bennet (1826–1914), U.S. Congressman [12] Henry P. H. Bromwell (1823–1903), U.S. Congressman from Illinois, prominent Freemason, Grand Master of Illinois, and delegate to the Colorado constitutional convention [13][14] Clara Brown (c.1803 - 1885), freed slave, first black woman in Colorado, and one of the founders of the St. James Methodist Church [15] Chin Lin Sou (1837–1894), railroad foreman and early Chinese American community leader [16] David Day, Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War[3] Elizabeth Piper Ensley, suffragist [17] John Evans (1814–1897), former Territory of Colorado governor[8][18] George V. Kelley, received a Medal of Honor for capturing a Confederate flag during the American Civil War[3] Oliver Marcelle (c. 1890 - 1949), first black baseball player in Colorado, buried in an unmarked grave [5][19] Miguel Antonio Otero (1829– 1882), prominent New Mexico politician [20] Park Hee Byung (1871–1907), Korean independence activist and "founding father" of the state's Korean American community, grave unmarked until 2007 [21][22] John Long Routt (1826–1907), last territorial governor of Colorado, first state governor of Colorado, Denver mayor[8][23] Jacob Schueler, co-founder of the Coors Brewery[24] Richard Sopris, mayor of Denver (1878– 1881) [25][26] Silas Soule, soldier in the Colorado Cavalry who disobeyed Colonel John Chivington's orders to fire on defenseless Indians [27] Augusta Tabor (1833–1895), Colorado pioneer and first wife of Horace Tabor. See also. National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Colorado Fairmount-cemetery.com Fairmount Heritage Foundation. Related Research Articles. John Long Routt was an American politician of the Republican Party. Born in Eddyville, Kentucky, he served as the first and seventh Governor of Colorado from 1876 to 1879 and 1891 to 1893. He also served as Mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He died in Denver, Colorado. Edwin Carl Johnson was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as both governor of and U.S. senator from the state of Colorado. Edward Prentiss Costigan was a Democratic Party politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1931 to 1937. He was a founding member of the Progressive Party in Colorado in 1912. Frederick Walker Pitkin , a U.S. Republican Party politician, served as the second Governor of Colorado from 1879 to 1883.