I’ve been studying the history of Golden’s residential neighborhoods, particularly after World War II, and came across a 1957 advertisement for new houses on Goldco Circle.
For close to a century, the hill on which Goldco Circle is built was known as “Cemetery Hill.” Golden’s first cemetery was placed there, beginning in 1859. Burials continued in that location until the “new” (our current) Golden Cemetery was platted in 1873. At that time, the graves were supposed to have been removed from Cemetery Hill. The job was done poorly.
A 1922 Colorado Transcript article mentioned that “on a fallen tombstone, one can read the name of Henry W. Frink, who died October 12, 1860…. His fallen tombstone is the only one in the old Golden cemetery on which the inscription is still legible.” As late as 1962, the Transcript was reporting, “Police…received a report of another open grave showing up on old Cemetery hill in North Golden with bones falling out of it.”
In the 1930s, there was much talk of building a road to the top of the hill and using it as a scenic overlook–a tourist attraction. It does have great views!
