Colts 39-Broncos 33. It is only a game.
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Colorado's territory capitol was moved from Colorado City to Golden in 1862. Henry C. Brown lobbied to get the capital located in Denver. The territorial capital was moved in 1867. Brown donated two blocks of his land on Brown's Bluff for the state capitol building. In 1890 a large crowd came out on a rainy July 4th to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the State Capitol Building---the building with a golden dome in today's downtown Denver.
July 4th, 1890, the fictional Andrew Coyle traveled from Denver to Idaho Springs, Colorado to interview witnesses to a murder of which his client was accused.
Murder in the Rockies Excerpt
“Yep, July Fourth, 1890—that will be a day to remember,”
Old Baldy philosophized. “The bigwigs are going to have a
ceremony to lay the cornerstone for the new capitol building
up on Brown’s Bluff. I don’t know what they need with such a
big building, but it is goin’ to be something to see,” Baldy said
as he took a harness down from where it was hanging on the
wall. “Henry Brown knew what he was doing when he donated
sixteen acres of worthless land to the territory to be used for the
capitol when we became a state.”
Old Baldy kept talking as he harnessed the mare and led
her to a sorry-looking surrey. “Henry finagled land from the
government homestead laws. Having the state capitol on those
sixteen acres made the rest of the land even more valuable.
Rich people bought real-estate lots nearby to build their
fancy mansions and Brown made a fortune. People call that
neighborhood ‘Millionaire’s Row’ for good reason.” Coyle held
the buggy steady as Baldy backed the mare into position to finish
hitching her to the transportation of the day.
“Colorado would have become a state long before ’76 if
Barney Ford hadn’t butted in. You ever hear of Barney Ford?”
“Yes,” said Coyle. “I met him at the Inter-Ocean Hotel. He
seemed like a regular gent, except for the fact that he doesn’t
like lawyers.”
Only a little more than one week until Murder in the Rockies is published electronically. Pre-order on Amazon or B and N and be the first in your block to get one. When we see it in print, we will know it is not a game.
Bet you didn't know
Colorado's territory capitol was moved from Colorado City to Golden in 1862. Henry C. Brown lobbied to get the capital located in Denver. The territorial capital was moved in 1867. Brown donated two blocks of his land on Brown's Bluff for the state capitol building. In 1890 a large crowd came out on a rainy July 4th to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the State Capitol Building---the building with a golden dome in today's downtown Denver.
July 4th, 1890, the fictional Andrew Coyle traveled from Denver to Idaho Springs, Colorado to interview witnesses to a murder of which his client was accused.
Murder in the Rockies Excerpt
“Yep, July Fourth, 1890—that will be a day to remember,”
Old Baldy philosophized. “The bigwigs are going to have a
ceremony to lay the cornerstone for the new capitol building
up on Brown’s Bluff. I don’t know what they need with such a
big building, but it is goin’ to be something to see,” Baldy said
as he took a harness down from where it was hanging on the
wall. “Henry Brown knew what he was doing when he donated
sixteen acres of worthless land to the territory to be used for the
capitol when we became a state.”
Old Baldy kept talking as he harnessed the mare and led
her to a sorry-looking surrey. “Henry finagled land from the
government homestead laws. Having the state capitol on those
sixteen acres made the rest of the land even more valuable.
Rich people bought real-estate lots nearby to build their
fancy mansions and Brown made a fortune. People call that
neighborhood ‘Millionaire’s Row’ for good reason.” Coyle held
the buggy steady as Baldy backed the mare into position to finish
hitching her to the transportation of the day.
“Colorado would have become a state long before ’76 if
Barney Ford hadn’t butted in. You ever hear of Barney Ford?”
“Yes,” said Coyle. “I met him at the Inter-Ocean Hotel. He
seemed like a regular gent, except for the fact that he doesn’t
like lawyers.”