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Koch Billionaire Builds Private 'Old West' Town

Bill Koch reserves town for friends, family, and historians

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2012 4:40 PM CDT | Updated Aug 20, 2012 5:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, and General Custer would be proud of Colorado's new town—but they might not be allowed inside. The replica Old West town is billionaire Bill Koch's ode to a pricey obsession: American frontier memorabilia. Built on Koch's 6,...   Read full story »

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memorabilia • Colorado • David Koch • Charles Koch

 
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