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GC83JDT
Necropolis at RoselawnType: Multi | Size: Regular 
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| Terrain:  By: gnome_goddess @ | Hide Date: 02/15/2019 | Status: Available Country: United States | State: Colorado Coordinates: N38° 14.519 W104° 34.772 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0 
This is an active cemetery -- if there should be a burial service going on when you get to this spot it may be best if you come back some other time. As with all cemetery caches be respectful and no night caching. The posted coordinates is the entryway to Roselawn and not a stage. To find the location of the cache you must visit all stages listed below. All coordinates have been provided (except for the final) and there is no specific order in which to find them, only follow the directions for each and find the clues. Stage 1: Hedley Harold died of pneumonia in 1891 when he was five years old. The story is that, just days prior to his passing, he told his mother that he would be well soon and instructed her to place his cap, shirt, pants, and shoes on a chair next to his bedside as he would soon be going out to play. This gravestone, may have been carved by his father, Donald Harold, who was a monument carver working at Pueblo Marble Co. Count the number of buttons on Hedley’s chair. Subtract 20 from this number to get Stage 2: From the report made to the National Register of Historic Places: "This portion of the cemetery served as burial grounds for individuals who were unidentified or unable to afford a formal burial. There are more than 11,600 burials recorded in these [...] sections; however they are rather sparsely populated with headstones or other types of grave markers. This is most likely due to the financial situation of those buried there, which often made it challenging for families to purchase markers." How many towers are seen on this gravestone? Subtract 1 from this number to get Stage 3: The coordinates should take you to the plot for the Adams family, which had a long and storied history in local, state and national Democratic politics. Alva Adams (1850-1922) was fondly remembered as “three times Governor of Colorado, ranked among the first citizens of the state, banker, statesman, thinker, Inspector General of the Colorado jurisdiction of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and one of the builders of Pueblo.” Upon his death, Alva Adams was transported back from Pennsylvania to Colorado via railroad and laid to rest at Roselawn. Facing the headstone for Alva Adams (1850-1922), look to the grave directly to the left. Add the last digits from the birth and death years to get Stage 4: From the report made to the National Register of Historic Places: “With over 60,000 burials at Roselawn, there are a number of unique markers that defy typical forms or are especially significant for their artistic merit. [...] The young daughter of the Eberenz family also received an ornately carved monument when she passed away in 1896, featuring a small child, eyes cast downward and hands clasped, seated atop a carved mound of flowers.” These coordinates will take you to the gravestone for Irma I. Eberenz. From here, look for a nearby grave resembling an upright log. This elaborate headstone is the burial place of another young girl. How old is the child buried here? Add 1 to this number to find Stage 5: Woodmen of the World is a not-for-profit fraternal benefit society founded in 1890. An enduring physical legacy of the organization is distinctive headstones (usually) in the shape of a tree stump found in cemeteries nationwide. Typically the headstones would include a depiction of the WOW relics and symbols of the organization. These include most notably a stump or felled tree (inscribed into a more generic monument in some cases, rather than the more noticeable instances of the entire monument being in the shape of the log or tree-stump); the maul and wedge; an axe; and often a Dove of Peace with an olive branch. As Woodmen "do not lie", a common inscription was "Here rests a Woodman of the World". Take the last digit of the death year to get Stage 6: America's largest and oldest pet cemetery is in Hartsdale, New York. It dates from 1896, when a veterinarian working out of Manhattan offered to let a grieving pet owner bury her dog in his hillside apple orchard. Today, it is the final resting place for more than 70,000 animals. Other famous American pet cemeteries include: Aspin Hill Memorial Park in Silver Spring, Maryland, where celebrity animals such as seven of J. Edgar Hoover's dogs, and internees at the "Medical Rats Memorial" are buried; and the Pet Memorial Cemetery in Calabasas, CA, where Hopalong Cassidy's horse, Topper, and Steven Spielberg's Jack Russell Terrier are buried. The St. Francis Pet Cemetery in Roselawn Cemetery was opened in 2000 and has had more than 50 burials since being established. Look for a grave for “a mighty spirit.” There are five names on this stone. How many letters in the 2nd name? This number is The cache can be found at: N 38° 14. W 104° 34. Additional Waypoints 0183JDT - Stage 1N 38° 14.530 W 104° 34.560 0283JDT - Stage 2 N 38° 14.441 W 104° 34.416 0383JDT - Stage 3 N 38° 14.577 W 104° 34.603 0483JDT - Stage 4 N 38° 14.470 W 104° 34.644 0583JDT - Stage 5 N 38° 14.445 W 104° 34.581 0683JDT - Stage 6 N 38° 14.488 W 104° 34.391
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