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What Lies Beneath: A Spirited History of Cheesman Park

The area was once a graveyard for early Denver residents, and ghost stories keep emerging.
Karl Christian Krumpholz

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This is the spooky season, and scary stories abound all over Denver...some of them right under our feet. Karl Christian Krumpholz, who's explored the changes on many of Denver's streets (including both East Colfax and West Colfax Avenue) as well as at Denver's Union Station, decided to dig deeper this time, unearthing the horrifying history of Cheesman Park.

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Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Karl Christian Krumpholz
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This story was originally published in October 2022.