Pioneer Hills (Abandoned) Cemetery, Arapahoe County, Colorado

July 2005 Edition of the Cemetery Photo Index

The indexed photographs can be viewed by visiting the Colorado 
Tombstone Photo Project page at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/costones/arapahoe/abandoned.htm

Melvin-Lewis Burial Grounds
Aurora

SITE OF THE
JOHN R. LEWIS BURIAL GROUND
USED FROM ABOUT 1880 TO 1910
THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED IN 1961 TO RECALL
THE FORTITUDE AND PERSISTENCE OF
PIONEERS AT REST HERE.
        --Cherry Creek Grange

This burial ground is located on Parker Rd, about one half mile north
of Orchard Rd (Aurora). It is currently being surrounded by the
Pioneer Hills Shopping Center. The photographs were taken on August
25, 2002.

Photos contributed by Douglas & Marjorie Middleton

When the University took possession of the Pioneer Hills property, the
cemetary contained more than 15 pioneer head or foot stones. Today,
due to negligence & disregard, no stones remain. Only a few bases have
survived. The University never did fulfill its’ promise to erect a
monument at the site. One was finally placed by the Cherry Creek
Grange. (Source: Cherry Creek Valley Historical Society & Douglas
County Public Library records)

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