By Randy Gardner Though they aren’t found for sale as frequently as chipped stone artifacts like arrowheads and knives, ground stone axes have a strong following among buyers of prehistoric artifacts. On the rare occasions when they’re offered for sale, especially large or well formed axes can sell for one to five hundred dollars. By definition, ground axes are made […]
1777 – 13 Stars, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island. 1795 – 15 Stars, Vermont, Kentucky. 1818 – 20 Stars, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi. 1819 – 21 Stars, Illinois. 1820 – 23 Stars, Alabama, Maine. 1822 – 24 Stars, Missouri. 1836 – 25 Stars, Arkansas. 1837 […]
By Robert Reed Displays of patriotism abounded in the United States long before the most timely arrival of holiday postcards on the American scene early in the 20th century. Yet the robust stars and stripes and all those related images just never looked better than they did in print on illustrated postcards. Within ten years of the ‘new’ century citizens […]
We had several correct guesses to our June’s What Is It. Christine Green of Westminster, Colorado; Deborah Krinitzsky of Littleton, Colorado; Connie Godwin, Lyons, Colorado; and Lynda Moore of Sun City, Arizona all identified the objects as prehistoric stone axes. Congratulaions! You have all won a year’s subscription to the Mountain States Collector. Though they aren’t found for sale as […]
Nestled in Pike National Forest outside Denver, Colorado and just past the town of Bailey, Colorado, is a cozy, rustic vacation waiting to happen. Glen Isle Resort is a place of tradition and history. Glen Isle was constructed in 1901 as a resort for the prominent and well-to-do, most of whom resided in Denver, some 50 miles to the east. […]
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