{"id":553,"date":"2015-03-04T10:43:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=553"},"modified":"2021-06-13T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T01:30:44","slug":"men-about-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=553","title":{"rendered":"Men about town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strolling about town, one notices that there are a number of representations of men.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-554 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men1-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"KODAK Digital Still Camera\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men1.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This fellow with his back turned to the mountain, was the European person who gave the mountain it&#8217;s present name. \u00a0 He used to be facing the mountain, but when the city moved him, they turned him around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-555 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men2-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men2-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men2.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city founder was an abolitionist who became a general during the American Civil War. \u00a0 His horse (also a male) (possibly Diablo) was not awarded any rank for his participation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-556 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men3-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men3-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men3.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He made pots of money by staking gold miners, and as he had no heirs, he left lots of his money to the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-557 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men4-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men4-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men4.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another mining millionaire who left his money to the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-558 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men5-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men5-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men5.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cowboy reading a newspaper reminds one that people are (or were) literate and news is worthwhile (or not).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-559 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/men.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bloodsucking count immortalizes the intentions of the real estate interests of our fair city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strolling about town, one notices that there are a number of representations of men. This fellow with his back turned to the mountain, was the European person who gave the mountain it&#8217;s present name. \u00a0 He used to be facing the mountain, but when the city moved him, they turned him around. 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