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By Cosmos Mariner, May 27, 2018
Barney Ford Building Marker (tall view)
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Colorado, Denver County, Denver, Central — Barney Ford Building — 1863 — Lower Downtown Walking Tour —  |
| The significance of 1514 Blake St. lies in its connection to the remarkable life of black pioneer Barney Ford. Ford was born a slave on January 22, 1822 in Stafford, Virginia, but escaped to Chicago, where he worked with the underground railroad . . . — — Map (db m118597) HM | |||
| 2 ► Colorado, Summit County, Breckenridge — Barney L. Ford — 1822 - 1902 — |
| In memory of an escaped slave who became a prominent entrepreneur and black Civil rights pioneer in Colorado. In 1880, Ford opened Ford's Restaurant and Chop House in Breckenridge. — — Map (db m118620) HM | |||