page_title: Tom Sharp (trader)
hierarchical_section_title: Tom Sharp (trader)
caption_attribution_description: English: Tom Sharp, operated a trading post, founded the settlement of Malachite, and bred horses and cattle
context_page_description: Tom Sharp, a former Confederate soldier and explorer, operated a trading post on the Taos Trail and founded the now extinct town of Malachite, Colorado. It was located on the Huerfano River in Huerfano County, Colorado. He became a nationally known horse and cattle breeder.
context_section_description: Tom Sharp (May 30, 1838 – November 26, 1929), a former Confederate soldier and explorer, operated a trading post on the Taos Trail and founded the now extinct town of Malachite, Colorado. It was located on the Huerfano River in Huerfano County, Colorado. He became a nationally known horse and cattle breeder.
caption: Tom Sharp, operated a trading post, founded the settlement of Malachite, and bred horses and cattle
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