Tag: William Conant
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The folly and fate of the ‘Solid Muldoon’
Mystery swirled around the discovery of a petrified giant, but was it the find of a lifetime or the greatest fake of its age? By Ann Sneesby-KochHistory Colorado William Conant seemingly unearthed a marvel in September 1877. While searching for fossils near Beulah, Colorado, Conant had stopped for lunch when his attention was attracted by…