GC1V15X Colorado Spirit Quest #202 - Pioneer Cemetery
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: grymreaper @ | Hide Date: 06/21/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 17.334 W104° 37.230 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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!! Exciting 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 - Mo untain
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,
Grand High Pobah, Boborr 80909,
Imusttravel2000, Buzz Lightyear I, Sandhill 49er, MrVolkswagen, Isisfan, LadyCoots, Rockymtn8iv,
Fork-L-Man, TwoCs, Outdrlvr201, Condor1, 2Cachedivers, arthurat, smilz787, Kyotmoon, Mountain Roamer, Cuttie Pie, SugarPug, Team Tiger Pride, ernie66, drnetwork, Team w-bar-v, Dynamite Rabbit, Twins18, Dusty Kat, mtnbirders, The Johnson Family, RustyBeerCan & Marma and grymreaper..

New Clan members are
always Welcome

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Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery was Pueblo's first burial grounds, established in 1870, the same year that Pueblo was incorporated. This cemetery is actually four separate sections: International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Cemetery (established 1871) is across the street; Jewish Cemetery (established 1885); Pioneer (1885); Masonic (1870). Cemetery records are kept at the office of the Mountain View Cemetery. There are several hundred graves, many unmarked and unrecorded. Many records were destroyed in the Great Flood of 1921. The local historical society has set signs next to the markers of historically prominent town figures, with information on each person’s contribution to the city. Visitors to this cemetary have reported intense feelings of dread, noticeable cold spots, temperature changes, bad odors, and a black mist. It is interesting that many people have reported that the location is creepier in the daytime than at night. The Pueblo Parks and Recreation Department and the Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery Committee sponsor an annual "Walk Through History". Contact them for dates if you'd like to learn more about the Colorado spirits who reside here.

06/06/2019 By srbisblest
Dropped a travel bug

06/04/2019 By TheLF
Heading out today to find caches in the rest of Colorado counties, in a clockwise direction. Expecting it to take about 4 days, before I start my journey back to Florida. Well I brought a friend who lives locally to show him what this Geocaching was all about. We searched for about 20 minutes and finally I made the find. Good color on the film canister and nicely covered with natural camouflage. Thanks for bringing us to the Pioneer Cemetery with so many interesting things to read in the plaques. Favorite point for that reason. Good location. The many gravestones that are toppled is a sad sight indeed. All is well here with the cache. TFTC SL

04/28/2019 By R&B CO
These CSQCaches are so interesting because they take you to places that have one thing in common but otherwise so different. Thanks for the cache.

04/15/2019 By karrienkylie
Thanks for the quick find.

02/11/2019 By leadrock
Was a sad sight to see all the knocked over headstones, Found the cache in a short time. If I had masonry skills I would try to fix some of these memorials up. SL TFTC

08/05/2018 By Babineaux6
Lots of fun great spot and very beautiful.

07/23/2018 By TheHuntingHuffs
Need to find as the clouds were rolling in. Took a little bit of searching but it was there. This is our seventh find of the day on our way to the turtle souvenir in the hidden creatures challenge. Thanks for placing this one out here. We love Cemetery Caches!
TheHuntingHuffs
Cutty's Resort
Coaldale, CO

07/20/2018 By kendijudy
Found it.

07/20/2018 By Orarora
:)

07/19/2018 By AJperla
TFTC WITH TC