The Salt Lake City Cemetery was created in 1848 and has 130,000 burial sites, of which 125,000 plots are currently occupied. According to the Salt Lake City municipality, its cemetery is one of the largest municipally-owned graveyards in the country with approximately 122 acres of land and 9.5 miles of roads throughout the parklike setting. As it sits high above the city, it offers its visitors great views of the city.
They also note that several famous people have been laid to rest here including Orrin Porter Rockwell, Jane Manning James, and Hiram Bebe aka The Sundance Kid. There is even one grave, that of Lily E. Gray who died in 1958, whose headstone is curiously inscribed with “Victim of the Beast 666.” Many early pioneers are also buried here having suffered many hardships which led to the death of both the young and the old.
There have been several reports of paranormal activity occurring at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. For instance, people often say that they have seen ghosts wearing pioneer-era clothing wandering amongst the lanes while others report the sounds of babies crying (there are many headstones showing babies that have died before their first birthday). Several people have even noted seeing kids running and playing in the graveyard, only to disappear when approached.
It is said that if you walk around the crypt of Jacob E. Mortiz, aka Emo, and then look into the window of the crypt you might see his face peering back at you. Several people have also noticed orbs of unexplained origins hanging above gravestones or mysteriously appearing in photographs. Finally, people have reported hearing footsteps approaching behind them, but when they turn around there is no one to be seen. Could it be a ghost or simply their imagination?
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