Cheesman Park: Denver’s Coolest Former Cemetery

False Summits

In this installment Mason and Jess are Joined by Vanessa Heart to talk about one of Denver Colorado’s most beloved parks, how it started life as a paupers' grave, and how the remines of thousands of cities’ forgotten still rest just beneath park-goers’ feet!!
Guest:
Vanessa Heart
Instagram @ vanessaheart

Photo Credits:
history.denverlibrary.org

Sources:
Cheesman Park's Past Life...as a Cemetery

Katie Rudolph
denverlibrary.org
https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/cheesman-parks-past-lifeas-cemetery

Unearthing Denver park's creepy history
Jim Spellman
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/18/denver.park.cemetery/index.html

A Brief History of Cheesman Park
Cheesman Park Advocacy Group
https://cheesmanpark.org/park-history

Cheesman Park, Denver Colorado: A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Nicholas Jackson
Atlas Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cheesman-park

Crime Buff's Guide to the Outlaw Rockies
Ron Franscell
https://ronfranscell.com/2015/10/06/the-crime-buffs-guide-to-outlaw-rockies/

Weird Colorado
Charmaine Ortega Getz
https://www.westword.com/author/charmaine-ortega-getz

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