Capital City?

Legend has it that Colorado City (The old left out) was once considered for the capital. Limited resources to get business done made it difficult to keep this location. Denver became the natural choice. I found this great description in an old, old book, (well actually the book was written in the 20's but the description came from The Colorado City Journal from the 1860's.)

"I shall never forget the aspect of a brilliant man and lawyer, George Crocker, when he walked up and laid down his blanket at the House of Representatives. He had been mining and possessed no other clothes than those he wore at his sluice box in the gulch. His dress was a blue flannel, trousers patched with buckskin, and old boot on one foot and a brogan on the other, an old slouch hat that he had slept in, the brim partly gone. His face was blackened by the smoke of the campfire and furrowed by perspiration, his eyes hollow with fatigue and hunger, feet blistered by walking, hair tangled and beard yellow with dust" This is the picture of a statesman of the new west in the genesis of our generation. Yep people. He was the speaker of the house. This is the building they met in.

My son says he sounds just like a guy that hangs out in the library, everyday.

Welcome to my Blog!

My husband and I are writing a book. We have said this before. Why will it work this time? Years of stirring around plot lines and talking about stories have finally paid off. We have a winner. The recipe? My love for history and his love of "story".

The best place to start is with what you know. We know Colorado Springs. We know Manitou. What we don't know are the stories that come with the place. Not the text book, politically incorrect version of "story". The stories that make up our folklore. The stories that make up our place names and personal histories.

This blog is intended to collect those stories. The intention is that you will read them and add what you know. I will learn something new and so will you. Sometimes the stories will be short. One sentence tells it all. Others will need more words.

I cannot tell you what the idea for the book is. You will have to wait for that one. I know it will be good. Trust me.

By the way, I am not the writer in this project. I am the idea generator, the inspiration and the collector of stories. Forgive my grammar and sentence structure. I only teach second grade.