Durango Colorado

Those who journey to Durango, Colorado today most likely want to spend their time skiing or hiking, but the area has a rich history to explore as well. Shortly after the railways founded the city in 1880 Durango received its ...

Cortez Colorado

Cortez, Colorado, established in 1886, sits between the mountains and desert in Montezuma County. J.W. Hanna owned the land and was the president of the Montezuma Valley Water Supply Company. The town hosted hundreds of men who worked to create ...

Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Company

In 1874 Galveston County voters narrowly approved $500,000 in bonds to finance construction of a railroad line from the city of Galveston that would bypass Houston, its business rival, and reach across Texas and beyond to Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...

Breckenridge, Colorado

National Historic District

You've just stepped into Colorado's Kingdom - a delightful trip back in time with all of today's modern conveniences and amenities. Here you'll find one of the world's premier resorts with outstanding four-season activities to please everyone's taste ...

Colorado Volunteers at the Battles of Glorieta Pass

March 26-28, 1862

On this site and several miles to the west along the Santa Fe Trail, Colorado Volunteers and Regular U.S. Troops fought a Confederate force from Texas in the Battle of Glorieta Pass. Although no clear victory emerged after ...

National Historic Landmark - Colorado Chautauqua

Founded in 1898 as the Texas-Colorado Chautauqua, the Colorado Chautauqua is the only site of its kind, an independent institution established and continuously operating as a chautauqua open to the general public. Its programming successfully assimilated the popular entertainment featured ...

Colorado River

The Colorado River is one of the most significant waterways within the United States. Providing water, power, and recreational space to seven American states, the river has its humble beginnings within the Rocky Mountain National Park in the state of ...

Colorado River

The Colorado River has its humble beginnings in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The river flows south through Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, as well as forming the border between Arizona and California and Nevada. The river empties into the ...

Navigation of the Colorado River

Because overland travel in early Texas was an enterprise often fraught with hardship, frustration, and danger, many individuals looked to rivers for a solution to the problem. From 1829 to the Civil War, optimistic Texans attempted to ply the area's ...

Territorial Capitol of Colorado

1862 to 1867

This Tablet is the

property of the State of Colorado

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From 1862 to 1867

Golden was the Territorial

Capital of Colorado

Legislative sessions were held in this building (erected by W.A.H. Loveland) and in others, now demolished, across the street.

Golden

was named for Thomas ...