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Wilcox
in the Third Regiment of the Rhode Island cavalry. After the war Gould came West in a wagon train that was bound for Colorado. He settled on
a ranch near Castle Rock and was associated with ex-Governor James B. Orman in the freighting business. Gould was a staunch Democrat and was well-known as one of the party’s trusted leaders.
Gould’s partner, John Craig, was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to the Nebraska territory in 1856 before coming to Colorado three years later. He was lured by the “shiny metal” (gold) but found success with cattle ranching in the Happy Canyon area.
He tried the lumber business before going into land speculation. In 1874,
he and his partner, Jeremiah Gould, added the Craig and Gould Addition
to the edgling town of Castle Rock. Craig was the mayor of the town for four terms, 1888-1892. He also served as probate judge, justice of the peace and coroner. He was elected state representative in 1882. Upon his death in December 1891, the Castle Rock board of trustees passed a resolution of respect on behalf of the man who played such a large role in the birth of their community.
The main street through Castle Rock
as we know is named after
a key man in Castle Rock’s history. Born on September 6, 1824, Philip P. Wilcox, along with his wife and two children, was lured to Denver in 1860 by the promise of riches in the Pike’s Peak region. While precious metals seemed elusive, Wilcox, an attorney, was endowed with limitless energy and did well with cattle ranching near Franktown. He got involved in politics and was elected judge of the police
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Jeremiah & Minnie Gould
Gould married Minnie Scha er
of Denver in
1874; they had no children. He was often encouraged to run for public o ce but he preferred
to ght from the ranks and became a very familiar
face at Democratic conventions. He built the Narragansett Hotel in Denver and managed it for many years. Even though Gould lived in Denver, the Castle Rock Journal carried a story
on the May 2, 1902 about an accident that Gould had when he was “violently hurled from his buggy, which struck
a post in its exciting runaway at Sixteenth and Wazee Streets one morning this week, while his horse, stripped clean of all harness, dashed up the street.” The article went on to describe Gould’s bruises, all caused by a “piece of paper blown across
the street that frightened his horse.” Gould died nine months later from pneumonia in February, 1903. His widow was the only survivor.