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Dutchtown
For a few years it looked like the [prospector] boom would...
Grand Ditch
From 1895-1935, Grand Ditch was built to bring water from ...
Andrews Glacier and Tarn
Today, the park’s small glaciers are restricted to high el...
Trail Ridge Road
Constructed from 1929-1933, Trail Ridge Road was proposed ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site-Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic p...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Timbuktu
Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and oth...
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge is located a...
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Baca National Wildlife Refuge was created in 200...
Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge
Because of the Great Sand Dunes many wetlands an...
National Historic Landmark- Trujillo Homestead / Zapata Ranch
After the United States annexed Mexico’s n...
Results for D T
Dutchtown
For a few years it looked like the [prospector] boom would simply shift else where in the North Fork. Sometime in the early 1880s, for example, Lulu City spawned yet another mining camp called Dutchtown. But Dutchtown, located at timberline ...
Grand Ditch
From 1895-1935, Grand Ditch was built to bring water from Never Summer Range across La Poudre Pass and down the Cache Le Poudre to the plains for agriculture. According to historian D. Ferrel Atkins, this project was one of the ...
Andrews Glacier and Tarn
Today, the park’s small glaciers are restricted to high elevations above 11,000 feet (3,350 m) and north- and east- facing cirques, where they are sheltered from the Sun’s direct rays. Local topography helps to shelter the glaciers and directs wind- ...
Trail Ridge Road
Constructed from 1929-1933, Trail Ridge Road was proposed as another scenic road bypassing Fall River Road in the hopes of concluding the “atmosphere of acrimony” that came with Colorado’s cessation of park roads. Colorado's concern ranged from a theoretical loss ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site-Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis. ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Timbuktu
Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and ...
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southeast of Alamosa, Colorado. It features wetlands along the Rio Grande River. The 12,026 acre Alamosa Refuge include wetland areas, riparian corridors, wet meadows, and river oxbows. The wetland and ...
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Baca National Wildlife Refuge was created in 2004 as part of the expansion of Great Sand Dunes National Monument into a national park and preserve, protecting the entire natural hydrological system of the Great Sand Dunes. It is adjacent ...
Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge
Because of the Great Sand Dunes many wetlands and strategic location for many unusual migratory birds, the San Luis Valley is home to three national wildlife refuges. This refuge contains many restored or enhanced wetlands associated with agricultural lands. ...
National Historic Landmark- Trujillo Homestead / Zapata Ranch
After the United States annexed Mexico’s northern territories in 1848, the new American citizens of the Southwest moved north and east. One of these Hispano Americans was Teofilo Trujillo, who settled with his wife in the San Luis Valley ...
