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History Does Rhyme
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Before the 1860s, life west of the Mississippi was idyllic, a land virtually untouched by man.General Douglas MacArthur, writing about his father, a soldier guarding railroad builders during the westward migration, penned these words about the
A peculiarity of history is how some are remembered, often for minor accomplishments, whileothers are completely ignored, despite incredible achievements.Jack Slade is a mostly forgotten contributor to our past despite single-handedly mainta
In our lust for the sensational, we often embrace fiction over the truth. This human tendency was vocalized in the famed western movie, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, when a newspaper editor said these words at the film’s end: “When the lege
When you hear the words, newspaper publisher, you probably do not envision someone called a braggart, jealous, and aggressive. You most certainly don’t imagine a man who wanted to know if his employees could shoot before asking about their writ
When you hear the words, newspaper publisher, you probably do not envision someone called a braggart, jealous, and aggressive. You most certainly don’t imagine a man who wanted to know if his employees could shoot before asking about their writ
When you hear the words, newspaper publisher, you probably do not envision someone called a braggart, jealous, and aggressive. You most certainly don’t imagine a man who wanted to know if his employees could shoot before asking about their writ
If you have spent time in Denver, Colorado, you may have heard the names Larimer, Wynkoop, and Stout, but you probably do not know why the surnames are honored.Today, Denver is a thriving metropolitan city, the newest destination of tech comp
By any measure, life on the frontier was full of danger in the 1800s. Violence usuallywon over reason, and those willing to kill often imposed their desires on the masses.In 1875, in what was then Lake County Colorado, now known as Chaffee
The 1800s were not only a time of conflict between individuals, but businesses also fought. Sometimes literally. Led by a couple of hard-charging, unforgiving men, William Jackson Palmer and William Barstow Strong, two railroad companies repe
Before there was a Bernie Madoff, who conned hundreds of millions of dollars out of unsuspecting investors, there was Wilbur Foshay.He was a dreamer and a doer who made a fortune in the utility industry while living in Minnesota. Unfortunatel
Baxter Stingley was one of Colorado’s most memorable law enforcement officers.His legacy includes heroic shootouts bloodier and most exciting than any Hollywood movie. And the way he helped transform a dusty frontier camp to one of the most m
In 1891, Salida, Colorado is one of the most modern towns in the west. There is electricity, numerous multi-story buildings, a thriving economy, and the town is the center of railroad activity. Salida is the epitome of bootstrapping American su
You've probably never heard the names Elias Webb & Edward Corbin, but their legacy still resonates in Colorado even though both men died over 120 years ago.Webb & Corbin had a hand in nearly everything modern in the mountain town of Salida
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