Pioneer Cemetery

[QuietOne]

I was looking at Google Maps to see what else was near enough to get to during my lunch hour and found Pioneer Cemetery. I knew about it, I had driven past it on my way to the Shakespeare Festival site, but I'd never stopped in. It's on Warm Springs Avenue (so named for the geothermal springs in the area. Portions of the sidewalks are actually heated by them. I think parts of St. Luke's Hospital is, too)

Pioneer Cemetery Walking Tour

There's a wide variety of occupants.


One person who's definitely Jewish


One of the governors. The eternal flame turned out not to be so eternal.


A variety of veterans, most from the Civil War and WW I. But as this marker shows, one veteran from the Spanish American war. Also veterans of WW II, Korea, and the first Gulf war. I didn't see any from the Vietnam era, but I haven't looked at every grave, either.

[QuietOne]

Quite a number of immigrants were of one or another of the Germanic countries.







I really liked the streaks of color on this one.

[QuietOne]

It's still in fairly active use. I saw a number of graves where family obviously visits regularly.



There were also quite a number of family plots from the 19th century, and children's graves. Sad, but not unusual for the times.



Some simply had a name, nothing more.

[QuietOne]

Lots of Masons, at least one Eastern Star.




I'm not sure what this motif is supposed to be. To me, it looks like a towel wrapped around a mannequin head!





There's the Fort Boise Military Cemetery that might be within a reasonable distance of my office. Maybe I'll try it next.

[JAS_Photo]

An awesome set, Quiet1. I find graveyards melancholy yet peaceful, a powerful combination actually.

[Bambi]

thanks for taking us on your walk. I found all the gravestones riveting.