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The industrial giant of Colorado Fuel & Iron was born on January 11, 1872 when General William Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs and owner of the two year-old Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, filed incorporation papers. It acquired many iron and coal...
One of the threats facing many historic schools is the tendency for communities to build new public school campuses far from the center of town, typically in outer-ring suburbs. Older neighborhood schools are abandoned, often without a new use in sight. The...
Located in the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, the land that comprised Brown’s Sheep Camp was first purchased by Samuel Taylor Brown in 1882. Brown’s business partner and eventual son-in-law was Julius Gunter, who is best known as Colorado’s 21st Governor. Governor Gunter...
One of the three most historic mining towns in Colorado and the nation, Black Hawk is a National Historic Landmark District, and Black Hawk was placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 11 Most Endangered Places in America list in 1998. Shortly...