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The Colorado Magazine gives voice to writers who share our passion for the past and the Centennial State. Established in 1879, History Colorado is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and an agency of the State of Colorado under the Department of Higher Education. We are the trusted leader in helping people understand what it means to be a Coloradan - by sharing powerful stories, honouring our..
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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Time traveling through an abandoned ghost town on Colorado's eastern plains ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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Volunteers are a vital part of the History Colorado family, and donating time and expertise can be a great vehicle for finding that perfect niche ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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The Mineral Palace is long gone, but something of it remains—a glittering little reminder of the hopes and dreams of Pueblo ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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Opened in 1966, Lakewood’s Villa Italia Shopping Center was reputed to be one of the largest enclosed shopping malls between Chicago and Los Angeles. But it meant so much more than 800,000 square feet of retail heaven to two young boys growing up in the suburbs nearby ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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The history of how a community processed its memories of the most famous school shooting in United States history, as told by a former student who was surrounded by those memories every day ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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William Henry Jackson’s early photographs documented Colorado in a way few had ever seen on film. His work with the US Geological Survey in the late 1800s made him one of North America’s most accomplished explorers, and his work is still famous today. This article is a narrative of the trip that produced the first photographs of Mesa Verde. It was originally published in 1924 ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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More than 100 years ago, an unflattering political cartoon in The Rocky Mountain News tested the limits of the First Amendment and Americans' confidence in their elections ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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Flipping through the old yearbooks from rural Colorado reveals a harrowing history of misrepresentation and appropriation, but also an underlying current of small towns fighting to create a shared identity ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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These remarks were given by Jim Walsh at the unveiling of the Leadville Irish Miners' Memorial on September 16, 2023. He arranged his speech in the form of a letter to his father ..read more
History Colorado | The Colorado Magazine
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It may come as no surprise that our staff and volunteers are avid readers, and enthusiastic about sharing a good Colorado history book or two ..read more