The Bronze Whopper of Denver: A Timeless Tale

The Closing Era, gracefully crafted by Preston Powers in 1893, stands tall on the East side of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. This bronze sculpture serves as a symbol of the advancing lifestyles of Colorado's Native Americans. But the intriguing story behind its creation isn't confined to a few shrewd business types, far from it! In fact, the commissioned work was led by the Fortnightly Club, Denver's vibrant ladies' social organization, under the guidance of the esteemed Mrs.

E. M. Ashley and Eliza Routt. The statue dominates a granite base, chiseled from the heart of Fremont County's Cotopaxi. The poem inscribed at its base shares a poignant narrative, one that echoes in your conscience for a long time: 'The mountain eagle from its snow-capped peaks / For the resourceful hunter and the bison leaps, / In the ever-changing world below; and finds alone / Their etched likeness, in the eternal stone.'

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