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While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild West History of Colorado

While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild West History of Colorado

著者: Jonathan Summer Publishing
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History of Colorado’s (Old West) frontier days, western history, wild west, with the introduction to the remaining landmarks (while the buffalo and native Americans ruled the plains).

Once gold is discovered in west Kansas Territory, the western adventurers, settlers, miners, bandits, gamblers, farmers, ranchers, city builders and politicians stopped in Denver; from there these pioneers spread like ants into an unknown wilderness that would evolve into the state of Colorado.

Hero’s and villains, trials and hangings, escapes and adventure, fortunes made and lost - murder, poetry and even song - from the initial evidence left for us...

This podcast is produced locally, high in the Rocky Mountains where this history - and these stories originated.

The show is best enjoyed by listening to the episodes in order, and while not necessary, the full wild western experience is gained in this manner - full immersion - the history (stories) are in chronological order.

Our podcast will entertain and enlighten, the listener will notice much quotation from the mid to late 1800s; think of the quotations as the guests of the show. At first the language and vocabulary of the frontiersman and women will seem awkward, trust me: YOU WILL ABSORB the cadence and character and learn some new words - it will quicken your thought (I believe that - give it a solid try and see for yourself).

The episodes together form a rounded story of frontier life. The stages of civilization of the mid 1800s also translate to California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Mew Mexico, Wyoming and more. Starting from campers, gold miners, ranchers…

Colorado is wonderful example of western frontier settlement. Its relative youth helps the historian or enthusiast, as does the general gold excitement which attracted so many from all over the world. Those involved in Colorado’s settlement felt that is was quite a special event in American history, which it was, and thankfully many early arrivals wrote copious notes - there’s a mountain of first hand primary source evidence. We don’t want to lose these stories, and while Colorado history is easy to obtain and read, it’s shuffled so that the storytellers or historians who didn’t have the benefits of modern research techniques, naturally missed some details we can (and have) recover(ed) today. Combine this with the author who has first hand knowledge of the particular locations and you can't help but learn a little something along the way - we shoot for “total immersion” - or something like that!

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  • E33 - Three Gates and Farewell
    2026/06/29

    Today we cover three (1859) ghost towns all within 5 miles of Golden, Colorado and all invisible!

    Baden, Golden Gate City and Mt. Vernon

    All three towns existed at the foot of their respective mountain "gate" or "road" - nothing you might be interested in walking or driving today.

    An introduction to the towns (we will hear from them later), and where they are, and how you can see them today!

    Thank you for coming!

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    29 分
  • SE7 - "Truth": Edgar Vanover Hanging Appendix
    2026/06/21

    Just a short episode entered as a supplement to episode 32 (Disturbed: Golden City 1859.)

    Three newspaper articles reporting on the summary hanging of Edgar Vanover (by the townspeople of Golden City - September, 5 1859).

    First from the September 10, 1859 issue of the Rocky Mountain News

    Second, from the September 17, 1859 issue of the Rocky Mountain News

    Lastly, from the October 5, 1922 issue of the Colorado Transcript

    These articles (combined) offer the best details on this tragic event, the summary hanging of a man who committed no actual crime deserving of that drastic resolution.

    Edgar Vanover, Golden City, Summary Justice, Kansas Territory

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    16 分
  • E32 - Disturbance: Golden City, 1859
    2026/06/15

    Today we add Golden City to the West Kansas Territory (future Colorado) - July of 1859.

    The Boston Company arrives in Golden on June 12, after helping Thomas Gibson with that EXTRA (from episode 13) - a printing job for the Rocky Mountain News. The group land in Golden (nameless at the time) and finds the location perfect for a supply town.

    First, a Quick Look at Golden's interesting geology, then we dive into Parfet Park...

    Why you ask?

    Parfet Park (10th street and Washington Ave.) was the location of the first (permanent) structure in Golden, built by members of The Boston Company.

    Golden City is platted in Clear Creek Valley, the new town grows rapidly, but, it becomes evident that a major oversight has been committed, there's neither law, nor a lawman - no court, no judge, no lawyers, no jail!

    - This "system" is tested in September of 1859 -

    A drunken local businessman gets a little "too" wild for the townspeople. A "desperado" he is later labeled...

    Mr. Vanover, in his intoxicated condition, made some threats, shot his revolver at some kitchenware - he yelled a lot, and he was (supposedly) a wanted man (for what crimes nobody knew) - but he never touched anybody - BUT, he didn't hurt anyone.

    Edgar's threats of violence alarmed the townsfolk, and by the afternoon, after chasing him into a nearby cabin, his fate was "calmly" discussed by the crowd. By the "town."

    The two options: Banishment or execution.

    A vote ensued, and banishment was NOT the winner!

    Moments later, Edgar Vanover was hanging dead; his body attached to a meat gallows by the neck.

    After the lynching, he was buried in the vagrant section of the town cemetery (Cemetery Hill, now Goldco Circle between first fifth streets) - he's still there.

    Vanover is later honored by the town of Golden... In 2006, Vanover Park was dedicated - but you won't find a historical marker there telling THIS story...

    Summary justice in the wild, wild, West.

    Kansas Territory, 1859

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    23 分
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