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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
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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The Lester Drake Monument….then
Compare this photo with the one of the monument on the home page. Continue reading
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Silas Soule, Assassinated
Rocky Mountain News April 24, 1865 p. 2 c. 1 The Homicide Last Night Our city was thrown into a feverish excitement last evening by assassination of Captain S. S. Soule, of the Colorado First. The sad affair took place … Continue reading
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