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  • First Gold Rush Town

    This town can trace its origins directly to the gold rush. The first substantial...

    • Posted October 31, 2021
  • Women of the West

    In 1879, Flora Price was captured by a band of Utes immediately after they...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
  • A Great Colorado Museum

    It’s a fascinating tour because the hotel played such a large part in the...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
  • A Special Monument

    Colorado National Monument at Grand Junction is often missed by tourists because they don’t...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
  • Frontier Stories

           Thanks to those women, a valuable part of northern Colorado’s history has been...

    • Posted August 26, 2021
  • Estes Park’s Settler

    The town was named for Joel Estes, the area’s first settler who came in...

    • Posted July 30, 2021
  • A Slave in Fort Collins

    An African-American woman born in Mississippi in 1853 came to Fort Collins and became...

    • Posted July 30, 2021
  • Old West Artists

    Charles Russell is considered the premiere cowboy artist for a good reason. He lived...

    • Posted July 6, 2021
  • They Loved Estes Park

    Millionaire F.O. Stanley built the Stanley Steamer car and, with his wife Flora, built...

    • Posted July 6, 2021
  • Our Pioneers

    The founders of Greeley, Colorado in 1870 allowed no alcohol in their town. See...

    • Posted May 28, 2021