GC9P4PK Mondo's NAT #662 Closing Era - Virtual Reward 3.0
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 06/05/2022 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 44.353 W104° 59.040 | Last updated: 06/16/2022 | Fav points: 0
                       

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To log this cache as a find you must include with your log a photo of you (your face is not required) and/or your gps with the "Closing Era" sculpture in the background.

This bronze statue of a Native American hunter examining his prey, a buffalo, is entitled "The Closing Era."  The statue represents the end of the traditional lifestyle of Native Americans in Colorado. The memorial was the original idea of a group of real estate investors who thought that such a sandstone statue would lure newcomers into the Perry Park area of Denver. While this idea never came to fruition, a group called the "Fortnightly Club" and under the leadership of Mrs. E. M. Ashley and Eliza Routt, heard of the idea and thought that the statue would be a nice addition to the State's exhibit at the 1893 World's Fair Exposition at Chicago. The group commissioned Preston Powers, one time dean of the Art Department at the University of Denver and son of sculptor Hiram Powers, to make a bronze sculpture. After the Exposition it was placed for permanent display on the Capitol's East Lawn on a base of granite from Cotopaxi in Fremont County, Colorado. Powers, who was a close friend of the poet John Greenleaf Whittier, commissioned the poem for the base of the statue.

The poem reads:

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.

06/14/2022 By stang9901
Great capital tour free and very enjoyable the balcony around the done is amazing

06/13/2022 By OneKindWord
Found parking fairly close by and enjoyed the short walk to check this out. I've never really paid much attention to this side of the Capitol. Neat sculpture, and so cool to have a Virtual in this great series. Thanks for putting this together!

06/12/2022 By Geopokemongo
Found with cejamison4

06/12/2022 By cejamison4
Found with Geopokemongo. TFTC/SL

06/12/2022 By cwgray
Saw this sculpture during a walk around the Capitol. It was hot, had to seek out shaded places to walk.

06/11/2022 By Diamond Head
Out with Spilldroppers enjoying the great weather today. Thank you for all the bonus information about the statue. I noticed there was no plaque in the area to explain the history. Thank you for filling in the blanks.

06/10/2022 By Martemous
Great place for a new virtual! I’m in Denver for work and doing a little caching in the area. I was glad to see this recently added while I was out exploring. I’m sorry to miss the Geoswag crew by only a few days! Thanks for putting this here, and for the interesting history.

06/06/2022 By mootpoint
Grabbed this cache after touring the capital building. Thanks for bringing me here.

06/06/2022 By sparkyfry
Wish I’d set a notification for newly published virtuals - I might have had a shot at the first to find. Might not be a culturally sensitive statue but an interesting subject for a virtual. Picture will be posted. TFTC.

06/05/2022 By j&k&kids
Found