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Dr. W. S. Catterson Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/17/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

One of a series of caches recognizing figures from Pueblo's early days.


Dr. W. S. Catterson was one of the founders of a new town of Pueblo in 1860 after the discovery of gold in the Colorado mountains lured many more people to the area. He built a cabin on Second Street near Santa Fe and was the first doctor to settle in the new town. In 1874 he died in Kansas City from an overdose of medicine, presumed to be morphine.


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
Supplemented by various internet sources.

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