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| Boot Hill Cemetery used between 1912-1968 |
When I first visited a tucked away prison cemetery with a
dark past (“Boot Hill” in New
Westminster, BC), I was astonished that the city allowed it to be forgotten.
During a second visit, the small plot of land had been mowed. Each visit it was different, sometimes overgrown and other times the grasses had been cut to an even height. The gravestones seemed to be sinking deeper and deeper into the mushy,
lumpiness of the earth, while the grasses and brambles continued their growth over top... As if to say “no one cares”. I
found this place fascinating and
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