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  Gold Fever in the 1800s

      He saw past the glitter of gold and wrote an accurate description...

  • Posted April 2, 2015
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  Miss Annie Oakley

      She was the most celebrated woman of her time and became an...

  • Posted March 2, 2015
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  They Called Them ‘Big Boys’

  One of the largest railroad steam engines ever made still stands in Cheyenne. Read about...

  • Posted March 2, 2015
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  He Created Loveland

  This pioneer armed his employees and ran off every Union Pacific Railroad worker—and created...

  • Posted February 6, 2015
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  Famous Pioneer

    One of Colorado’s highest mountains is named for this man who made a...

  • Posted February 2, 2015
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  Women of the West

  Her audacity opened the door for women in rodeos and other professions. See this...

  • Posted January 1, 2015
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  He Slid Down Longs Peak

  “I fell to my knees and thanked God for my deliverance.” That’s what Colorado...

  • Posted January 1, 2015
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  He Knew Our Mountains

    Abner Sprague came to Estes Park in 1868. During his long life of...

  • Posted December 2, 2014
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  Lover’s Leap

  They locked themselves in each other’s arms and leaped from the summit of the...

  • Posted December 1, 2014
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  A Wild West Town

  The last—and greatest—gold mining town in Colorado still stands. Read about it on page...

  • Posted November 2, 2014