A cemetery that has been part of Colorado since the United States’ centennial of 1876, the same year in which Colorado officially became a state, serves as the final resting place for many notable figures.
However, unfortunately, the cemetery has been neglected for many years and is also home to a number of unmarked graves.
History of Colorado’s Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, located at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, was founded in the same year in which Colorado joined the United States, 1876.
However, as the area became more industrialized in the late 1800s, many family members of those who were buried there had their loved ones’ remains exhumed and moved, and the cemetery became home to the final resting places for many Coloradans whose remains were buried but unidentified…