Pioneer Cemetery

Pioneer Cemetery

Tomorrow night, Saturday, January 23rd, I have been invited to go on a ghost hunt with Autumnforest (Sharon) and Dale the doll at Phoenix's own Pioneer Cemetery.  I am so excited to finally meet Autumnforest (Ghost Hunting Theories) in person but not so sure about Dale, lol.  Not only will I be posting about it and sharing pictures but she will be doing a post or two about it too.  I am so excited to see how she conducts her investigations and learning some helpful tips from her. 

Here is a bit of history about the Pioneer Cemetery:
"Pioneer and Military Memorial Park serves as a monument to the pioneer families of Arizona. The park's historic cemeteries are the final resting place to notable figures in Arizona history and folklore, including John T. Alsap, who was the first Maricopa County Probate Judge in 1871 and first Mayor of Phoenix in 1881.


Jacob Walz, the Dutchman of Superstition Mountain fame, also rests here. A monument to Walz includes a simulation of Weaver's Needle and some of the imposing bluffs that serve as landmarks of the famous Superstition Wilderness. Walz and his legendary "Lost Dutchman" gold mine have become part of the internationally-known folklore of the southwestern United States.

The historic Smurthwaite House was relocated to the park in 1994. Restoration, which began in May of 1998, was completed in 2004."