Summary of Current and Historic Use Columbia Cemetery was established for use as a burial and funerary location for Boulder’s residents. Historically the burial ground did not function as publicly-owned land and was held by Columbia Lodge #14 and the International Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Lodge No. 9. The City of Boulder took ownership of Columbia Cemetery in 1965, adding the cemetery to the city's Parks and Recreation Department. The land use for the site did not vary during the period of significance (1870 to 1947).
Columbia Cemetery’s use after the period of significance and into the present continues as a site for burial and funerary memorial.
Date
Event/Use
1870 to present
Funerary/memorial cemetery; landscape/park
1870
Single ownership by Columbia Lodge #14
late-1870 to 1910
Dual ownership by Columbia Lodge #14 and International Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Lodge No. 9
1870s to 1930s
Boulder Memorial Day Celebrations held annually at the cemetery
1910 to 1965
Ownership by the Park Cemetery Association
1965
The City of Boulder took ownership of Columbia Cemetery
8-10
Columbia Cemetery
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