citizens in hopes of federal recognition. Golden's correspondence may be read in the Missouri Republican and Western Mountaineer, two newspapers from this time. On September 24, 1860, Golden was married to Miss Fletcher at Nevada City. He was referred to by the title of Captain, though the presumable military origin of this rank remains unknown. Golden left the area around 1861, shortly after the American Civil War began. Many Colorado Southerners were harassed by their Northern neighbors, and Golden was rumored to have returned home. George A. Jackson, also from the south, joined the Confederate Army, but returned after the war and spent the rest of his life around Colorado. Finding that Golden was not a landholder in the town, some historians later speculated it might not have been named for Golden, but instead after gold. However, a 1904 account written by George West, who helped lead the town's organization, proves the town was indeed named for the Colorado pioneer. References External links George Jackson's Lost Mine Jackson's gold strike on the Colorado Mining Bureau site Year of birth missing Year of death missing People from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Golden, Colorado American gold prospectors