Colorado Spirit Quest #47 Monument

!! Exciting New Cache Series!!

"COLORADO SPIRIT QUEST"

The Colorado Spirit Quest is a series of Caches placed by many individuals, near cemeteriesand historic sites in hopes of paying respect to the many pioneer ancestors thathave 'walked' before us.

There are hundreds ofcemeteries in the rural and mountain communities across Colorado. This series will introduce you to many of them.

Thecache pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries andtombstones.

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 ofvolunteer cachers willing to place these caches.

Afterlocating the cache container, take some time to reflect back on the lives ofthose pioneers and the effort it took to make Colorado such a great state.

Ifyou are interested in joining the "Walking Through History Clan" contact may bemade by sending an e-mail to the owner of "Colorado Spirit Quest #1 - Mo untainPassage". Use the 'Send Message" link at the center of the page of theirprofile.

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, Boborr 80909, Fulcomers, and Imusttravel2000. New Clan members arealways Welcome

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In 1880 Charles R. Bissil conveyed to the Town of Monument a five-acre tract of land that had been used as a cemetery since 1874. The deed was dated May 28, 1880 and recorded the same day in Book 50, Page 237 with El Paso County Clerk and Recorder. In 1889, a newspaper correspondent wrote from Monument, “Hitherto the dead were buried indiscriminately no one having a lot and families have consequence therefore became badly mixed. Hereafter, a certain sum will be required for each lot and the money derived there from will be used for the improvement of the cemetery. The council fixed the price of lots at $10.00 each and hired a sexton at $5.00 per year to take care of the cemetery.”