Resentful dead Park Chisman

At first glance, the Park Chisman located in Denver (Colorado), it's like an oasis of peace and tranquility. Majestic trees and beautiful lawns create the impression of a quiet Marina surrounded by busy city streets. However, many consider this place the abode of the real horror.

...It all started when the Park began to break on the spot desecrated and brutally destroyed the old cemetery. If the government quietly erected in the burial ground of several buildings that in the city it happens often, it would be quite natural. So no, this action was accompanied by a scandal, insulted the public and caused great headlines in the paper. Not speaking about themselves offended the dead, which no one has thought of.

The history of the cemetery

In 1858. a guy named William Larimer laid a plot of land of 320 acres, designed for the cemetery in the then growing city of Denver. The cemetery he gave the name "mount Prospect". In this influential and richest people were given the best plots on the hill; the common people went to the middle of the cemetery, and the poor and the criminals – its outskirts.

At the end of the 19th century should be devoid of concern the main area of the "mount Prospect" fell into disrepair and is overgrown with lush greenery. Many tombstones fell between the graves were hiding a wild dog, and cattle freely roamed among the graves.

For this reason, wealthy families abandoned the "mount Prospect" in favor of two new cemeteries, and the old, which is now called "the city", became the last refuge for the poor, criminals, the unknown, and the victims of typhus and smallpox. Over time, the property from the Larimer went to the cabinetmaker John Valley, too, not burdening yourself with worries about the territory of the Pogost.

All this led to the fact that the residents of nearby houses began to demand from the city authorities taking action against this outrage, and those bought from Valley his land for a purely symbolic amount – $ 200.

Despite the fact that the main part of the cemetery are greatly dilapidated, in the Jewish and Catholic sections is still maintained, and when the earth has taken the municipality of Denver, the Jewish churches removed their dead and the Catholic bought a suitable plot of land until 1950. kept it in excellent condition.

The reburial of the dead

In 1951. the power of Denver demanded to clear the territory of the city cemetery and took 90 days for the reburial of the remains. As a result, some graves were uncovered by relatives of the deceased to re-burial, but more than five thousand graves were left unclaimed. Finally spring began preparations for the reburial of all remaining telephone for Fear of possible infection, the city mayor Platt Rogers seemed to leave Denver.

The operation instructed by the entrepreneur I. F. Macgovern (as it turned out, very poorly). Work under his leadership was carried out very sloppy, unfair and indecent. Urban legend has it that during it the cemetery had some old woman. Turning to work, she began to say, that on each of the bodies should be dug to a prayer, otherwise dead, they say, will return. On the old woman only laughed. Workers in a hurry, as the district was willing to "wait" jewelry and plaques from the graves and open the coffins.

Human remains had not managed to crumble into small pieces, unceremoniously pulled out of the old coffins were broken and somehow stuffed into the new size box. Subsequently, all participating in the revelries admitted that he felt fear and the oppressive presence of something unknown...

For example, according to the working of Jim Astor, he suddenly felt on his shoulders down and pressed an invisible ground. Jim was so frightened that he left in the looted tomb of a few nameplates, cut off them from the exposed coffins, which he wanted to take as Souvenirs. The next day Jim Astor did not want to return to the site.

Almost immediately after these blasphemies residents of nearby houses began to report the appearance of ghosts. At night somebody pounded away at the Windows and doors, and open graves could be heard low sounds, like groans. When the mayor of Denver returned to the city, the local newspaper already trumpeted the mockery over the bodies of the deceased and corruption of local authorities.

The situation quickly escalated into a scandal, it intervened sanitary station Denver, has suspended disgraceful reburial. In the beginning of the investigation, Platt Rogers was forced to resign. But the cemetery was still a large part of unburied remains.

In order not to disturb more of the townspeople, ill-fated place was surrounded by a fence. A new contract for the reburial was no one, and eventually about the dead old city cemetery (and their number was not less than two thousand) are generally forgotten.

On the bones of the dead have built a Park

Somewhat later, it began laying Cismen Park (named after one of the founding fathers of Denver). The shrubs and seedlings planted on somehow threw graves...

Since then, much time has passed. Despite all the measures designed to improve the Park, the ghosts of the people whose remains so rudely disturbed, actively present here, which is confirmed by many of the visitors. People coming to the Park to relax and unwind (don't know his history), experiencing painful feelings here, sadness, and even fear of death. Older citizens generally try to avoid this place, however, today's youth is not particularly pay attention to all sorts of superstitions, but this in principle does not change anything, for example, in Cismen Park, most likely committed suicide and people disappear without a trace.

Also say that at dusk along the Park alleys arise vague silhouettes and strange shadows, you can hear the whispers and frightening moans. And at night appear playing children, who then disappear. Tell about walking through the alleys of a strange woman, something humming in a low voice. She, too, appears suddenly and disappears suddenly.

Scares people and the fact that when trying to get up the Park after a rest they suffer, as if they held invisible force. On moonlit nights on the ground you can see the outlines of old graves. In short, Cismen Park is a place where the living are trying to get out before nightfall.

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