From Gregory�s Diggings prospector to Denver mayor; Richard Sopris left an indelible mark on the Mile High City and Centennial State. During an 1860 prospecting expedition; Sopris discovered Glenwood Springs and the nearly thirteen-thousand-foot summit later named for him. Following life as a steamboat captain; he was appointed captain of Company C; First Colorado Cavalry; in 1861 and commanded volunteer troops at Glorieta Pass. After serving as a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Colorado and as Arapaho County sheriff; he helped quell the Hop Alley Chinese Riot of 1880 and enacted public works projects to rid Denver of a deadly typhoid outbreak. After his mayoral term ended in 1881; Sopris became the first commissioner of his beloved City Park. Author Linda Bjorklund celebrates the unsung life and accomplishments of a founding son of Colorado.
2005-04-20 2005-04-20File Name: B01HEI1S60
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