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Silver Spur Ranch: Growing into an Existing Conserved Piece of Land and Making it Your Own

Silver Spur Ranch: Growing into an Existing Conserved Piece of Land and Making it Your Own

by PHAdmin | Sep 4, 2022 | News and Notes

‘PacaHat operates at Silver Spur Ranch in Tabernash, Colorado. Back in September of 2022, Deb and Mike Culig had the opportunity to sit down with Keep It Colorado, in partnership with Colorado Headwaters Land Trust to discuss how they came to acquire Silver Spur...

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Stetson came onto the market in 1865, but didn’t become popular until the end of the 19th century. Prior to that a cowboy’s hat choice was a derby or bowler.
Famous lawmen such as Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp didn’t wear the high crown cowboy hats you see in the movies. They wore low-crowned hats because giant cowboy hats would have made them easy targets for adversaries.
Hats should ALWAYS be removed for the national anthem, the flag and funeral processions.
A gentleman should tip his hat to a lady. He should replace his hat after passing or after they greet each other and start to talk.
It is considered proper for a man to remove his hat on an elevator, especially when a lady is present.
A gentleman should always take his hat off in a restaurant, unless there’s no place to put it.
If eating at a dining counter or bar, you don’t need to remove your hat.
It is considered inappropriate for men to wear a hat in a church.
A removed hat should be held in such a way that shows only the outside. The lining should never be visible. (such a shame!)
It is considered unlucky to put a hat on a bed.
It is considered DEADLY to knock a cowboy’s hat off of his head.
In the old west, touching one’s hand to the brim of one’s hat when meeting signaled friendly intentions by moving the hand away from the holster.
Creases in cowboy hats are used to give hats individual character. They can also help identify with a particular subculture (rancher, rodeo riders, etc).
The creases and dents in a cowboy hat make it easier for the wearer to remove the hat by grabbing the crown of the hat - instead of the brim, which could cause the hat
to “fall out of shape.”
A ten-gallon hat DOES NOT hold 10 gallons of water.
The phrase “mad as a hatter,” referred to the unstable personalities of hat makers brought on by the mercury nitrite that was used in the industry in the early days.
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