Category: Colorado
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M. D. Short & Co, Assayers
Read more: M. D. Short & Co, Assayers4.18 oz August 1865 M.D. Short & Co. silver Colorado Ingot. 130.0 grams. An irregularly shaped ingot engraved “FIRST PIECE OF SILVER OF ANY SIZE SMELTED IN COLORADO / ORE MINED, SILVER EXTRACTED IN SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT SUMMIT CO. / AUG. 1865 / BY M.D. SHORT & CO.” on four lines. An amazing piece of…
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Knights Templar
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Read more: Knights TemplarThe Knights Templar held national gatherings in prominent cities every three years known as the Triennial Conclave. The 25th Triennial Conclave was held in Denver in August 1892 and attended by Knights Templar Commanderies from all over the United States. As the Silver Anniversary conclave, it took on much added significance. The conclaves of the…