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Silverton, Colorado: Hillside Cemetery: Interesting Graves

Stroll through a cemetery of Silverton where epitaphs note residents who succumbed in Wild West ways, whether by starving or freezing to death, or by mishandling the blasting powder.

Address:
County Road 34A, Silverton, CO
Directions:
Just north of town. Drive north out of town on CO-110/Greene St. The road bends sharply left; instead, continue right onto a dirt road, then quickly bear left when it spilts. The cemetery is only a quarter-mile ahead.
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James Murphy grave marker.

Hillside Cemetery: Interesting Graves

This is an old, unique cemetery. Lots of variety to read and see. Bring your hiking boots.

[Hilton, 09/22/2021]

Kid Thomas grave marker.

Hillside Cemetery: Interesting Graves

This is a very large cemetery. We spent about two hours wandering through the pioneers and miners buried there, and didn't see the entire area. Many of the older stones not only have dates and names, but epitaphs and how the deceased met their demise.

We came upon an area in which a few of the more famous harlots are buried, as well as a monument to the immigrant workers of the town who were not allowed to be buried in the cemetery, and a mass grave site for the numerous victims of the flu epidemic which nearly decimated the town.

[deb, 07/11/2010]

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Christ of the MinesChrist of the Mines, Silverton, CO - 1 mi.
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Ouray Alchemist MuseumOuray Alchemist Museum, Ouray, CO - 14 mi.
In the region:
America's Favorite Cannibal Town, Lake City, CO - 23 mi.

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