Fairview Cemetery is a 32-acre cemetery owned by the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. A cemetery for area pioneers, the cemetery was founded in 1895 on the west side of the city, but there were earlier burials on the land.[1] The land was donated by Anthony Bott in exchange for water rights. Bott was a founder of Colorado City, now known as Old Colorado City.[1][2] It offers views of Garden of the Gods and Cheyenne Mountain. Buried in the cemetery are Anthony Bott, madam Laura Bell McDaniel, Civil War veterans, gold prospectors, and saloon keepers. There are up to 15,000 remains buried in the cemetery.[1]
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Notable people
edit- Louis Unser (1896–1979), an American auto racer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Kelley, Debbie (December 27, 2015). "Colorado Springs-owned cemetery running out of space but lack of land isn't an issue". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries. Caxton Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-87004-565-3.
External links
edit- Evergreen and Fairview Cemeteries, City of Colorado Springs
- Fairview Cemetery Crawl by Old Colorado City Historical Society volunteers, West Side Pioneer
- Fairview Cemetery at Find a Grave
