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  • Estes Park Pioneer

    Abner Sprague was 91 years old when World War II began—and he tried to...

    • Posted April 3, 2017
  • The Mountain Men

        The mountain men were in Colorado half a century before the settlers...

    • Posted March 6, 2017
  • When Buffalo Roamed Here

    In the early 1800s more than 30 million buffalo roamed America. Their number was...

    • Posted March 6, 2017
  • The Pony Express

    Its daring young riders risked their lives to help make America one nation from...

    • Posted February 3, 2017
  •  A Genuine Article

    Chuck Pierson was what early cowboys called “a genuine article.” See his unusual story...

    • Posted February 3, 2017
  • A Ghost Town

    For years, you could see the remains of Dearfield’s wooden houses and Jennie’s faded...

    • Posted January 2, 2017
  • Rattlesnake Kate

    She killed 140 rattlesnakes one day in 1925 on the plains near Greeley. Read...

    • Posted January 2, 2017
  • Wild West Ride

    “Go West, young man.” He did, and Mark Twain gave a humorous account of...

    • Posted December 5, 2016
  • A Bear Attack in Estes Park

      Rocky Mountain Jim became famous for surviving the attack in 1871. See page...

    • Posted December 5, 2016
  • Famous Trail

    Unusual things happened in the 1800s along the Oregon Trail in Wyoming where pioneers...

    • Posted November 2, 2016