The Full Timeline
As compiled by The Archivist
The continuity file from Bent's Fort birth records through the age of invention, tracing Silas beside anesthesia, elevator safety, QWERTY, flight, and penicillin.
Silas Creed - The Magic Man | The Archivist | The Legend
Filed Reports, Witness Notes, and Creed Papers
Magic Man of Bent's Fort
on behalf of Silas Creed
Witness accounts from trappers and chapel ledgers describe a recurring figure who arrived before official notices and carried names not yet entered in county record books.
Mystery Note:
Creed's River
-Silas
A torn margin note tied to shipping logs references Creed and sundown river observations, appearing across unrelated archive boxes from separate county collections.
Arriving to Durango
-Silas
Silas recalls first reaching Durango, reading the mountain seams by lanternlight, and quietly steering prospectors toward the veins that transformed the town.
Stinkin Lincoln
-Silas
A firsthand account from Silas Creed describing a night in Springfield when a practical hat changed hands and quietly became part of Abraham Lincoln's legend.