Cheesman Park: Denver’s Coolest Former Cemetery

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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