George Simpson was one of the founders and early residents of Fort Pueblo. He was born in St. Louis and well-educated. His father, a physician, sent him west where he became an adventurer, farmer, shopkeeper, civic leader, and poet. George is buried on top of a sandstone bluff in Trinidad called “Simpson’s Rest.”
Most of the information to create this series came from the following three books: Pueblo, an Illustrated History by Eleanor Fry & Ione Miller. 2001. Heritage Media Corp. Carlsbad, CA Pueblo, a Pictorial History by Joanne West Dodds. 1982. The Donning Company/Publishers. Norfolk, VA They All Came to Pueblo: a Social History by Joanne West Dodds. 1994. The Donning Company/Publishers. Virginia Beach, VA