Historical Commission Corner

Published on October 28, 2025

Historical Commission news

WWII veteran headstone located in the Superior Cemetery

November is a significant month of remembrance for the Historical Commission with a trifecta of offerings. Join us on Nov. 1 tolearn about Town history at both open museums, see our recognition to Veteran’s Day, and visit the historic Superior Cemetery for the kickoff of our new quarterly open hours.

The Asti Park Historical Museum (112 W. Maple St.) and the Grasso Park Interim Museum (122 E. William St.) will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

As we near the date for November’s Veteran’s Day recognition, a World War II Marine Corps uniform will be on display at the Asti Park Historical Museum that was worn by Superior resident Winston Morgan.

The historic Superior Cemetery (2580 Central Park Way) will be open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., weather permitting. This open date also fittingly coincides with the Día de los Muertos "Day of the Dead" holiday.

Historical Commissioners will be at all three locations serving as docents to answer visitor questions. This month kicks off the first of quarterly cemetery open hours. This new effort by the Historical Commission will help visitors explore the venerable resting place for past residents of Superior and the surrounding area.

The first burial in the cemetery’s donated pioneer plot was two-year-old Lottie Eggleston in 1873 and the most recent was area farmer George Shockey in 1949. At least 55 graves have been identified, and 32 of them are marked with headstones. The stones were restored in a 2004-2005 project. Two of the interments are of Civil War veterans.

What is this object?

Last month we asked if you could identify a historical object based on its photograph.

Our ace research team has found evidence that the brass object was a tone arm froma very oldgramophone, which was an early version of a record player. The piece at the end of the arm is missing. It housed the apparatus that held the needle to the record.

Look for another mystery item in future editions of the Commission Corner.

Did you know that:

Civil War veteran James Morton saw duty in some of the most significant battles of that war, including Gettysburg, but lost an arm in an accident in a Marshall coal mine? His military gravestone can be visited in the Superior Cemetery on Nov. 1.

The Superior Cemetery was designated a Historic Landmark by Boulder County Commissioners in 2002, who then transferred ownership to the Town of Superior?

The Cemetery is a “closed cemetery,” meaning it no longer will have new graves?

Larry Dorsey, Susan Stanish and Jennifer Garner collaborated on this issue.

For more information about the Historical Commission and its activities, contact Commission Liaison Jennifer “JG” Garner at 303-499-3675, ext. 167, Commission Co-Chair Larry Dorsey at 303-499-1969, or just click on the “Historical Commission Info” button below.