Common sense isn't.
Credit goes to the Coal Creek Watershed Foundation's web page (requires JavaScript) describing the Coal Creek Motor Discovery Trail for providing a suggested tour route and information about the area.
More pictures and information can be found at Carl Fritts' web pages about the Leach Cemetery and the Fraterville mine disaster. Also, Bonnie Phillips is collecting pictures, names and dates from Leach cemetery, as well as from many others in the area (geocities links at archive).
The location is shown in this OpenStreetMap.
It makes a stunning impression to see the same date, May 19, 1902, over and over, on every headstone in the circular pattern surrouding the central monument.
The photo at right looks back towards the church.
This headstone shows an example of the repairs that have been done to improve the condition of the monuments.
The base of the central monument is engraved with the names of
the many miners who died in the tragic accident.
| Quote of the moment |
| Today we face a number of problems. Some are natural calamities, which we must accept and face as best as we can. But some others are man-made problems created by our own misbehavior and bad thoughts, which can be avoided. One such problem arises from ideological or even religious conflicts when men fight each other, losing sight of human ends or goals. All different faiths and systems are only methods to achieve a goal that for the average person is happiness in life. Therefore, at no time should we place means above ends: the supremacy of man over matter and all that it entails must be maintained at all times. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, July 27, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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