A rich union history surrounds Colorado’s coal- mining heritage. Colorado Sunday editor Dana Coffield found this tribute near one of the state’s most productive mines. Where is it and how did you know? Send your guess to coloradosunday@ denverpost.com, and include a digital photo of yourself. We’ll pick one tale to share next week. The best wins a $50 gas card.
How’d you know?
Last week: 14-foot-tall “Black-Eyed Susans,” by Colorado Springs sculptor Christopher Weed (no, we’re not kidding), Greeley
Winner: Bob Tholl, Loveland
It is a little-known fact that Johnny Appleseed had a sister named Susan. As he was traveling along U.S. 34, east of Greeley, he stopped suddenly. His sister, who was following too closely, typical of Coloradans on the road, bumped into to him. She tripped and fell. As she landed on a small stone, her eye was bruised. Johnny felt so bad he did some quick cross-breeding of seeds and came up with the sturdy plant you see today in her honor: the metal-like black-eyed Susan.
