They came out in droves for William F. Cody’s funeral back in 1917. Some 25,000 folks passed through the capitol rotunda in Denver, Colorado, where his body lay in state, and afterward Buffalo Bill was hauled off to a crypt for five months before being planted atop Lookout Mountain in nearby Golden. Thousands of folks still pay their respects to Buffalo Bill. By jacks, you can hardly escape his legacy in metropolitan Denver, whether you’re sipping a beverage at the Buckhorn Exchange or


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