"Aged pioneer is dead in California"
Francis B. Hill succumbs to heart trouble
Internment in Colorado Springs
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1837. He was educated in Edinburgh University. He then travelled to Africa and was in the diamond mining business in Kimberly and in sheep and cattle raising in Natal. He came to Colorado Springs in 1877 and bought the Kennedy sheep ranch. 100 acres of that land was sold in 1888 to the Falcon Land and Town Company to develop what is now known as the town of Falcon, east of Colorado Springs. The rest of the property was sold in 1902. His wife, Alice Stewart Hill was an artist who died before he did in in Danville, N.Y. His home in the Springs was at 2 E. Bijou St. He left much wealth from banking and real estate enterprises upon his death. He was a promoter for the humane treatment of animals. He promoted bringing electricity to the city and was a trustee for the library.
Francis B. Hill succumbs to heart trouble
Internment in Colorado Springs
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1837. He was educated in Edinburgh University. He then travelled to Africa and was in the diamond mining business in Kimberly and in sheep and cattle raising in Natal. He came to Colorado Springs in 1877 and bought the Kennedy sheep ranch. 100 acres of that land was sold in 1888 to the Falcon Land and Town Company to develop what is now known as the town of Falcon, east of Colorado Springs. The rest of the property was sold in 1902. His wife, Alice Stewart Hill was an artist who died before he did in in Danville, N.Y. His home in the Springs was at 2 E. Bijou St. He left much wealth from banking and real estate enterprises upon his death. He was a promoter for the humane treatment of animals. He promoted bringing electricity to the city and was a trustee for the library.
"Aged pioneer is dead in California"
Francis B. Hill succumbs to heart trouble
Internment in Colorado Springs
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1837. He was educated in Edinburgh University. He then travelled to Africa and was in the diamond mining business in Kimberly and in sheep and cattle raising in Natal. He came to Colorado Springs in 1877 and bought the Kennedy sheep ranch. 100 acres of that land was sold in 1888 to the Falcon Land and Town Company to develop what is now known as the town of Falcon, east of Colorado Springs. The rest of the property was sold in 1902. His wife, Alice Stewart Hill was an artist who died before he did in in Danville, N.Y. His home in the Springs was at 2 E. Bijou St. He left much wealth from banking and real estate enterprises upon his death. He was a promoter for the humane treatment of animals. He promoted bringing electricity to the city and was a trustee for the library.
Francis B. Hill succumbs to heart trouble
Internment in Colorado Springs
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1837. He was educated in Edinburgh University. He then travelled to Africa and was in the diamond mining business in Kimberly and in sheep and cattle raising in Natal. He came to Colorado Springs in 1877 and bought the Kennedy sheep ranch. 100 acres of that land was sold in 1888 to the Falcon Land and Town Company to develop what is now known as the town of Falcon, east of Colorado Springs. The rest of the property was sold in 1902. His wife, Alice Stewart Hill was an artist who died before he did in in Danville, N.Y. His home in the Springs was at 2 E. Bijou St. He left much wealth from banking and real estate enterprises upon his death. He was a promoter for the humane treatment of animals. He promoted bringing electricity to the city and was a trustee for the library.
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