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Linn Grove Cemetery is a good place to learn about Greeley history.
Linn Grove Cemetery was purchased on June 1, 1874. It was originally 45 acres and was bought for $500. Today the cemetery covers 65 acres.

The original cemetery which was called Greeley Cemetery was located on the hill by what is today the UC Center at UNC.

Ten unknown victims of a circus train fire that happened near Windsor in 1884 are buried together in a mass grave.

The first burial happened on June 6, 1874. In 1918, 148 people died from the flu and pneumonia and were buried in Linn Grove. Several important historical people are also buried here. Nathan Meeker and his family, Benjamin Eaton, and the Monfort families are a few.

entrance pond
Here is the entrance to the cemetery The cemetery is also beautiful. This is the pond. There are swans who live on the pond.
Eaton meeker
This is the grave of Benjamin Eaton. He was the fourth governor of Colorado. This is the headstone for the Meeker family. The letters are all carved into the stone.
Nathan and Arvilla meeker kids
This shows the inscriptions for Nathan Meeker and his wife Arvilla.

These are the inscriptions for the Meeker children. The inscription written by Arvilla Meeker for Josephine reads,
" Born Jany 28, 1857 Died Dec 20, 1882
Brave daughter who with me escaped foul death
while captives in thy noble father's slayers' hands
a stealthier foe has filched thy sweet young breath
while lonely here I watch life's failing sands."

Lt Richard Monfort Monfort Family
This is the headstone for Lt. Richard Monfort. The son of Warren Monfort who was MIA and presumed killed during World War ll. This is the grave site of the Monfort family.
Ken Monfort Warren Monfort
This is the headstone for Ken Monfort. This is the marker for Warren Monfort. Warren was the founder of feedlots in the beef industry.
Updated October 28, 2009 10:50 AM

 

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