On the eve of Colorado statehood in 1876, 2 men were lynched by a Cañon City mob

On the eve of Colorado statehood in 1876, 2 men were lynched by a Cañon City mob

A view of a street in Cañon City in a photograph dated between 1871 and 1874. (Courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-6637)The official canvass of the Colorado Territory’s referendum approving a state constitution was completed at Gov. John Routt’s office on July 24, 1876. ← July 16–22 July 23–29 This story is part of Colorado at 150. The final tally was 15,443 votes for the constitution and statehood, and 4,030 votes again…