Colorado History
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The following chronology describes events of Colorado's prehistory, early history and events up to WWII. It is mostly excerpted from archival records of the State Planning Commission's Colorado Year Book, 1959-1961. ... 1941-1945 A.D. During World War II agriculture industry has greatest production in Colorado history. ... [Read More]
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Church History & Locations ... History of Colorado School of Mines ... Salida Regional Library (Local History Archives) ... [Read More]
Colorful Colorado History Page
Davis Waite was the first governor in U.S. history to call out the State Militia to protect striking workers. ... Davis H. Waite was the first and only governor in Colorado history to be elected from a third party (Populist). ... [Read More]
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The Stegosaurus was designated as the official state fossil on April 28, 1982 by executive order of Governor Richard D. Lamm. The Stegosaurus lived in the area we now know as Colorado one hundred and fifty million years ago during the Mesozoic era in the Jurassic period. It is believed that a typical Stegosaurus weighed ten tons though its brain weighed only two and one-half ounces. There are only 6 skeletons of the Stegosaurus on public display in the United States, one of which may be viewed at the Museum of Natural History in Denver. This skeleton was discovered by a teacher and students from Canon City High School. ... [Read More]
Governor Bill Owens
Called "the best governor in America" by National Review magazine, Bill Owens was sworn in as Colorado's 40th Governor in January 1999. He was re-elected in 2002 with the greatest majority in Colorado history, earning a broad mandate for his innovative leadership. ... Gov. Owens pushed through the largest tax relief package in state history, amounting to $1 billion in cuts in rates of sales, personal-income, and capital-gains taxes, and an elimination of the marriage penalty. As a result, he has won high marks for his fiscal leadership, earning the highest grade among the nation's governors from the Cato Institute. His policies of low taxes and restrained government spending were cited as an example for other states in a lead editorial in The Wall Street Journal . ... [Read More]
Colorado Bibliography: Books Organized by Subject / Topic
Toby, Emma C. History of the Formation of the Counties and History of the Countiesof Colorado . ... Ellis, Richard and Smith, Duane A. Colorado: A History in Photographs .Niwot, Colorado: University ... Henderson, Charles William. Mining in Colorado; A History of Discovery, Developmentand Production . ... [Read More]
Colorado Volunteers Civil War
Nankivell, Major John H. History of the Military Organizations of theState of Colorado . Denver: The W.H. Kistler Stationery Co., 1935. ... Hollister, Ovando J. History of the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers ,Denver: Thomas Gibson & Co., 1863. Reprint: Colorado Volunteers in NewMexico, 1862. Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., The Lakeside Press, 1962. ... Williams, Mrs. Ellen. Three Years and a Half in the Army; or, History ofthe Second Colorados . New York: Fowler & Wells Company, 1885. ... [Read More]
Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of Colorado
Earthquake History of Colorado ... Boulder sustained minor damage to wallsand acoustical tile ceilings on April 27, 1967,as result of a magnitude 4.4 earthquake.Then a year and half after the Rocky Mountain Arsenalwaste dumping practice stopped, the strongestand most widely felt shock in Denver's history struckthat area on August 9, 1967, at 6:25 in the morning.The magnitude 5.3 tremor caused the most seriousdamage at Northglenn,where concrete pillar supports to a church roof wereweakened, and 20 windows were broken.An acoustical ceiling and light fixtures fellat one school.Many homeowners reported wall, ceiling, floor,patio, sidewalk, and foundation cracks.Several reported basement floors separatedfrom walls. Extremely loud, explosivelike earthnoises were heard. Damage on a lesser scale occurred throughoutthe area. ... [Read More]
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