Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Son of Liberty
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, July 20, 2026
1. Son of Liberty Marker
Erected 2004 by Golden Public Art Partnership.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 45.362′ N, 105° 13.46′ W. Memorial is in Golden, Colorado, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from 10th Street. This marker and statue are on the Clear Creek Corridor by the visitor center, behind the Golden History Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 923 10th Street, Golden CO 80401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Castle Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado National Guard Armory (within shouting distance of this marker); Guggenheim Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); What's that "M"? (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Resident/Agriculturalist (about 400 feet away); Floods on Clear Creek (about 500 feet away); Golden Alarm Bell (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Golden.
Other markers no longer nearby. Rock Flour Millstone (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Down by the Old Mill Stream (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Sons of Liberty Explained Who They Were & What They Did.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?(Submitted on August 30, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin.)
In 1765, the British government passed the Stamp Act in the Thirteen Colonies. In response, a group of Patriot businessmen in Boston, Massachusetts, formed a political organization called the LoyalNine.Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, July 20, 20262. Son of Liberty Statue
The Loyal Nine organized protests and other forms of resistance against the new taxes. But quickly, discontent became more widespread, and the group grew beyond its original nine members, and became more radical as it expanded.
By August 1765, the group had evolved to the point where it had significantly outgrown the initial scale of the Loyal Nine. Later that year, group communications began being signed off with the moniker the Sons of Liberty.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2026, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
