On the crest of Gore Pass a brass plaque mounted on a granite boulder begrudgingly honors the man for whom the range, pass, and canyon were named. It is inscribed: "Here in 1855 crossed Sir St. George ...

On the crest of Gore Pass, a brass plaque mounted on a granite boulder begrudgingly honors the man for whom the range, pass, and canyon were named. It is inscribed: “Here in 1855 crossed Sir St.

We have honored Lord St. George Gore’s unbridled killing spree by naming a mountain range, a pass and a canyon after him. Perhaps the naming made sense more than 100 years ago, but it is a ...

Lord St. George Gore never set foot in Eagle County, as far as anyone knows. He was also apparently a jerk. Those and other factors may lead to renaming the ...

Lord St. George Gore never set foot in Eagle County, as far as anyone knows. He was also a jerk. Those and other factors may lead to renaming the Gore Range. The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory ...

EAGLE — You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who thinks Lord St. George Gore was anything but a profligate slaughterer of wildlife. But does that mean the mountains sort of accidentally named ...

This was unexpected If you just type “Lord Gore” into an internet search, the first items to pop up are for a death-metal band. You can find a sample track on the Decibel Magazine website, if you’re ...

If you just type “Lord Gore” into an internet search, the first items to pop up are for a death-metal band. You can find a sample track on the Decibel Magazine website, if you’re into that sort of ...