Main Street Fairplay Hotel during the early 1900s
Dublin Core
Title
Main Street Fairplay Hotel during the early 1900s
Rights
Subject
Historic buildings; Cities and towns; Businesses; Hotels
Description
Front St. Fairplay House is site of John Hoover shooting Thomas Bennett because of water dispute. Citizens became angry that Judge Thomas Bowen found Hoover guilty of manslaughter instead of murder. Hoover was taken to courthouse by mob and hung from 2nd floor window.
Source: Isaac S. Smith Family, 2006
Source: Isaac S. Smith Family, 2006
Type
image
Is Part Of
Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection
Identifier
ph002575
Format
Image/jpeg
Relation
Park County Local History Archives
Source
Photographic postcards; Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection; Fairplay folder; no. 2575
Date
1900-1920
Coverage
Colorado (state); Park (county); Fairplay (inhabited place)
Tags
Citation
“Main Street Fairplay Hotel during the early 1900s,” Park County Local History Digital Archive, accessed May 11, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/301.