Captain Berthoud LbNA #69066
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle    |
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| Plant date: | Jul 22, 2015 |
| Location: | Golden Cemetery |
| City: | Golden |
| County: | Jefferson |
| State: | Colorado |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Seekers Two |
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| Last found: | Sep 12, 2015 |
| Status: | FFa |
| Last edited: | Jul 22, 2015 |
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Status: alive
Edward Louis Berthoud was born in Switzerland in 1828 and came to America in 1830. In 1860, during the Colorado Gold Rush, Berthoud and his wife Helen settled in the western part of the territory in the new town of Golden. Berthoud spent much of his career surveying roads and railways throughout the region, and in an effort to establish a more direct route from Denver to Salt Lake City, he surveyed the first road to Middle Park and discovered and surveyed the pass that now bears his name. As a member of the legislature, he helped authorize the foundation of the Colorado School of Mines and served as the college's first registrar and on its Board of Trustees. Berthoud died in Golden in 1910 and the Colorado School of Mines dedicated Berthoud Hall in his honor in 1940. He is buried in Golden Cemetery where this box can be found. I couldn't find his grave, but maybe you will be able to.
Directions:
From W 6th Ave go north on Ulysses Street 0.2 miles and turn left into main entrance of Golden Cemetery, which is Pioneer. Go straight to end and turn left on Telegraph to its end where it bends left into Stagecoach and park.
Clues:
Walk west away from Telegraph road 35 steps to where an evergreen tree used to be on left. Facing north, you should see a white gravestone ahead and to your right with a wooden cross grave marker to the left of it. The letterbox is buried under Pine needles and covered with bark on the right side of the Evergreen behind the wood cross.
Status: alive
Edward Louis Berthoud was born in Switzerland in 1828 and came to America in 1830. In 1860, during the Colorado Gold Rush, Berthoud and his wife Helen settled in the western part of the territory in the new town of Golden. Berthoud spent much of his career surveying roads and railways throughout the region, and in an effort to establish a more direct route from Denver to Salt Lake City, he surveyed the first road to Middle Park and discovered and surveyed the pass that now bears his name. As a member of the legislature, he helped authorize the foundation of the Colorado School of Mines and served as the college's first registrar and on its Board of Trustees. Berthoud died in Golden in 1910 and the Colorado School of Mines dedicated Berthoud Hall in his honor in 1940. He is buried in Golden Cemetery where this box can be found. I couldn't find his grave, but maybe you will be able to.
Directions:
From W 6th Ave go north on Ulysses Street 0.2 miles and turn left into main entrance of Golden Cemetery, which is Pioneer. Go straight to end and turn left on Telegraph to its end where it bends left into Stagecoach and park.
Clues:
Walk west away from Telegraph road 35 steps to where an evergreen tree used to be on left. Facing north, you should see a white gravestone ahead and to your right with a wooden cross grave marker to the left of it. The letterbox is buried under Pine needles and covered with bark on the right side of the Evergreen behind the wood cross.