Mt. Washington cemetery

[thetrio]

Has anyone in here been to Mt. Washington cemetery? I had heard a rumor that there is a mystery staircase somewhere within and that it leads to an old ride from the amusement park that was there about a hundred years ago. Knowing how rumors and urban legends go i did a little reasearch and found that before 1900 there was an old amusement park and botanical garden there. Please let me know if you know anything. It is located in Independence MO

[ze_beeved]

We could try this one Friday too Dave. After the tunnel

[White Rabbit]

I've heard the same rumor. Although, in the version I heard, it was a trolley tunnel below the cemetery that led up to the surface via a spiral staircase.

And here's a little more fuel to the fire. Right at the border of Mt. Washington Cemetery, there are some old limestone mines. I've walked outside the entrance of them, and they look pretty extensive, although I don't know if they actually go under the cemetery. It's been on my list of things to check out forever. I just didn't have time last time I was in KC.

[Anne]

You have me drooling about the limestone mines. Easy to find? Are they in use?

[S1L3N7B0B]

When are you comming back to KC WR? We need to plan a better date. I'm a hell of a lot more flexible in the summer; maybe all you Springfield people could come up too. We could make a really long UE day out of it. Hit maybe 5 or 6 sites? ...Extreme UE

[White Rabbit]

You have me drooling about the limestone mines. Easy to find? Are they in use?

Easy to find, not in use. Parking is the only problem, because you might have to park a ways off.

When are you comming back to KC WR?

Well, except for David Keetz's trip, it might be another month or so hopefully.

[thetrio]

Thanks for the extra info WR i will try and scope this out to. Ive also heard that down the street across from the porn shop there is some abandoned caves.

[Anne]

I don't mind walking at all! That's something to do this summer definatly. While it's hot outside and be in a nice cool underground place *hopfully cool*

[ze_beeved]

I just talked to a guy I work with that used to be security for those abandoned caves. He gave me the unlock code for the gate......and security's patrol hours

[Pyrate]

Woah. Talk about infiltrating.

[Anne]

I just talked to a guy I work with that used to be security for those abandoned caves. He gave me the unlock code for the gate......and security's patrol hours

You have just become my new best friend.

[thetrio]

Dude, beav we gotta go this weekend. Thats some serious James Bond like knowledge.

[White Rabbit]

I just talked to a guy I work with that used to be security for those abandoned caves. He gave me the unlock code for the gate......and security's patrol hours

Are we talking about the same caves? The ones I'm talking about are right beside 435 before the turnoff to the cemetery. There aren't any locks that take codes as far as I saw. Unless you're talking about plain ol' combination locks (although I don't remember seeing any of those either). There's just some chain link fences in front of the entrances that you'd have to climb over.

Here's a couple of the entrances to the ones I'm talking about:

[Anne]

I really really want to go up there this summer now.

[thetrio]

the pics look cool. ive never seen them ive just heard bout them