Skeletons found in Cheesman Park - Denver, Colorado

~ Skeletons were found in Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado. ~

Yes, four skeletons were unearthed Monday as workers were digging a new irrigation system in Cheesman Park located just southeast of downtown Denver. 

The area where Cheesman Park is located in Denver used to be Prospect Hill Cemetery.  The first person buried there was hanged for killing his brother-in-law back in 1859.  The cemetery was known to have many criminals and paupers laid to rest there.  But by the 1890's, the city moved the bodies (at a cost of $2 per body) to turn the land into a city park.  The company that was hired to move the bodies was unscrupulous.  Many of the graves ere robbed and never removed.  Trees were planted in many of the grave holes.  By 1907, this area was had been transformed into a beautiful park.  To read about the full history of the cemetery, you can click here.  To some, the park is haunted by those that were never properly moved.  To read about theGhosts of Cheesman Park, this article will give you some accounts of the "sightings".

(photo from Denver Post)