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Category Archives: History
A 100 Years Ago Arthur Carhart Had a Vision For Both Wilderness and Recreation On Public Lands
A hundred years ago the US Forest Service considered putting cabins around a pristine lake in western Colorado. But thanks to a young landscape architect named Arthur Carhart, Trappers Lake stayed undeveloped and the concept of protected wilderness was born. … Continue reading
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Million Dollar Restoration Planned For #Pueblo’s Historic Goodnight Barn
An old stone barn near Pueblo is about to get a million dollar facelift. It’s the last surviving structure of the northern headquarters of the Goodnight Cattle Company. The very real lives of old west cattlemen Charles Goodnight and Oliver … Continue reading
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How Did Colorado Supermarket Chain King Soopers Get It’s Name?
Did you know there was an actual King behind the King Soopers grocery store name?Lloyd King founded the Colorado based supermarket chain in 1947. But where did the rest of the name came from, including that goofy spelling? Journalist Matt … Continue reading
A New History Colorado Exhibit Spotlights Colorado’s Oldest Continuous Residents, the Utes
A traditional Ute bear dance ceremony. Courtesy of Robert Ortiz, The Southern Ute Drum The Utes are some of Colorado’s oldest residents — by some estimates, the tribe has been here for 13,000 years. Despite that, many Coloradans today may not … Continue reading
Denver Turns 160 This Week. So, How’d The Mile High City Get Its Name?
Before you ask: No, John Denver is not the city’s namesake. Denver does owe its name from another man with the initials J.D., though. James William Denver was a Civil War general, a territorial governor and the eponym for the Mile High City. … Continue reading
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Colorado Gears Up For Another Flu Season In The Shadow Of 1918 Influenza Pandemic
After a nasty flu season in 2017 and another one brewing this year, doctors are again calling for anyone 6 months or older to get vaccinated. The good news is, Colorado’s tangle with the flu in 2018 is unlikely be worse than it … Continue reading
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Colorado Forensic Anthropologist Helps Solve Murders and Missing Person Mysteries
A couple of years ago, hikers in Chaffee County spotted human bones in a rocky ravine. Investigators recovered the remains and combed the area for clues. Was it a homicide? They weren’t sure. So they sent the remains — and some … Continue reading
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Mike The Headless Chicken Lives On, And On, And On, At Festival In Fruita, Colorado
It’s a story even Barnum, Bailey and Ripley would be impressed by: A rooster living in 1945 in Fruita, Colorado loses his head to farmer Lloyd Olsen’s ax. But to the man’s surprise, the animal was still alive, and would … Continue reading
A Violent 1928 Bank Robbery In Lamar Made Forensics History
On May 23, 1928, a heinous crime went unsolved for months, until a fingerprint specialist was able to match a single print from memory. It was the first time a fingerprint had been used to actually find and identify a … Continue reading
From Doctors To Artists To Housekeepers, Colorado Women’s History Is Focus At New Center
History Colorado brings new focus and energy to women’s leadership and roles in the state with recent opening of the Center for Colorado Women’s History at Byers-Evans House Museum. Director Jillian Allison tells Colorado Matters the center will highlight the achievements … Continue reading
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