Join us at Sunnyside Cemetery in Victor, CO on Friday July 12th, 2024!
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Sunnyside Cemetery
7th St. Cripple Creek, CO 80813
7/12/2024 9am-3pm

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“The Sunnyside Cemetery is unique in that its residents are granted only the "surface ground." Mining rights take over the deeper ground, where one finds portions of the mining claims called the Hattie W. lode, the Cemetery lode, the Robert E. Lee lode, and the Anny B. lode, all now inactive gold mines. One wonders if the residents could indeed "rest in peace," with all the rumblings of mining that once came from below. Hundreds of graves are unmarked or are guarded by wooden markers from which all inscription has disappeared. The many fenced areas reserved for burials of fraternal society members speak to the community's strong social structure. The earliest recorded burial is that of 3-year-old Maggie Ferrans, who died April 26, 1891.

Sunnyside Cemetery is located west of Victor on County Road 87.  From Victor Avenue, turn west at Seventh Street on the southwest end of Victor. Drive about 0.9 mile down the dirt road to the entrance of the cemetery. This year’s tours focus on the Woodmen of the World.”

*info above & images below are provided by our local event co-host Ruth, with the VLT Museum*

“The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum is an original 1899 building that houses two floors of artifacts, books, exhibits and photographs depicting the life in Victor from its beginnings to the heyday of gold mining. See our diamond dust mirror, large collection of mining artifacts, themed-rooms, and old-fashioned doctor's office!  Celebrating 65 years in 2024!”

*info above is taken from the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum*