This is Boise's municipal cemetery. It started as a burial ground soon after the area was settled in 1863. It is the oldest cemetery in continuous use in the city.
Carrie Logan, the daughter of Thomas and Carolyn Logan, was buried in Pioneer Cemetery on August 22, 1864, at the age of 5 years, 11 months, and 5 days. Although others were buried before her, hers is the cemetery's oldest burial stone that can still be read.
Among those laid to rest here are Governor Robert E. Smylie, Governor Edward J. Curtis, Mayor John Lemp, Mayor Thomas E. Logan, Governor Edward A. Stevenson and Governor Cecil D. Andrus.
The cemetery is in excellent condition and is easily navigable. I wasn't able to find anyone other than Governor Andrus, but I'm sure some more diligent searching would have done it. Perhaps a posted guide would be useful.
[* This review is a repost of one that was removed because Yelp said the content appeared to be taken from another source. This is weird because I did the research and wrote the review from scratch. The original review was posted 8/3/2022 and at the time was my 17773rd review. *]
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