Griffin, George, active 1843

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Miner, rancher and pioneer. Resident of Canon City, Colorado. Born 1847 in Ohio and moved to Colorado with his father in 1860 to participate in the Colorado Gold Rush. Settled in Canon City in 1860, and secured "squatter's right" to a ranch at the head of Oak Creek Canon in 1870.

From the description of Papers, 1892-1934, (bulks 1907-1915). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26041827

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creatorOf Griffin, George W., 1847-. Papers, 1892-1934, (bulks 1907-1915). Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
creatorOf Gargase, Sharon L. Old Lyme, Conn., monographs collection, 1838-1990. Florence Griswold Museum
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