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Death by Gold Fever
The following is an excerpt from “Notorious Telluride,” by Carol Turner. Several of the characters in this story are buried in the Turner family plot at Riverside: Charles Turner, son of Dess and Agnes Turner; Dess Turner; and Davy Brown, … Continue reading
Brief History of Capt. Timothy R. Stinson
I have recently had a very interesting correspondence with Kenneth Schaaf who was searching for the plot at Riverside of Timothy R. Stinson, a Maine sea captain whose ship went down in the Grand Bahama Islands on May 5th, 1853. … Continue reading
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A steetcar to Riverside Cemetery
This “Funeral Car A” ( was there a B or C?) is parked at a Tramway Building at 35th and Gilpin, a building that still stand at this location. According to old tram maps it must have traveled east from … Continue reading
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Photos of early horse drawn hearses
Click to enlarge Top photo is of the Chas. Lillybridge funeral on Oct., 1902 .Taken on Kalamath St. Bottom photo is of a horse drawn hearse on a snowy road ( on its way to Riverside?), early 1900′s. Note top … Continue reading
The Search for James D. Cannon and Joseph Cramer by Carol Turner
my story about looking for Cannon and Cramer’s graves James Dean Cannon was a Lieutenant in the First New Mexico Infantry when he was assigned to Fort Lyon in Colorado in 1864. He was present at the Sand Creek massacre … Continue reading
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Doctor cures patient, at gunpoint.
Click picture to enlarge The following is an anecdote told by Dr. O.D. Cass to the early Colorado historian, Frank Hall, who published his “History of Colorado” in 1895 ( Vol. III, pg 166-167). As I have mentioned before, Dr. … Continue reading
New book out about the cast of characters involved in the Sand Creek Massacre, including Silas Soule
Carol Turner writes in a recent e-mail to the “Scout”: A few years ago, I went on a Halloween night tour of Riverside Cemetery. The tour guide took us into the Civil War section and showed us the nondescript grave … Continue reading
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Wanted: Photos and Stories for the “Scout”
(click on photo to enlarge) I am posting this photo of my family plot in hopes of encouraging others to contribute their memorabilia to the “Riverside Scout”. All submissions will be considered for inclusion, but prefer that they relate to … Continue reading
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The Lester Drake Monument….then
Compare this photo with the one of the monument on the home page. Continue reading
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