Bothell Pioneer Cemetery: Uncovering the Civil War Veterans and Community Heroes

Podcast: Invisible Histories · Cari Simson Elke Hautala

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

By the late 19th century, thousands of Civil War veterans migrated west to King County, bringing with them a vision of reconstruction, labor, and growth. In our latest podcast episode, we joined historian Richard Heisler (founder of Civil War Seattle) for a walking tour through Bothell Pioneer Cemetery, established in 1889. Behind the many moss-covered headstones lie astonishing, forgotten stories: George Bothell: Survived brutal conditions and scurvy at the Confederate-run Andersonville Prison before moving west to found the Bothell Brothers shingle mill and serve as the town's first mayor.John Keener: Wounded severely on a Virginia...