Let the Buyer Beware

Let the Buyer Beware (HMZ84)

Location: Denver, CO 80202 Denver County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 45', W 104° 59.771'

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Wall Street of the Rockies

— Seventeeth Street - Seventeenth Street. Denver, Colorado —

In the 1880s and 1890s Denver was the nation's headquarters for "con" men, a dubious honor that it maintained into the early years of the 20th century.

The most famous con man was "Soapy" Smith who sold $5.00 bars of soap from 17th Street, claiming that some had one hundred dollar bills inside the wrappers.
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HM NumberHMZ84
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Marker Number17
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Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 2:35am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 500326 N 4400010
Decimal Degrees39.75000000, -104.99618333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 45', W 104° 59.771'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 45' 0.00" N, 104° 59' 46.26" W
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Area Code(s)303, 720
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1200-1298 17th St, Denver CO 80202, US
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