Tag: 250 150
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Pikes Peak Granite Company was Woodland Park landmark
By Steve Plutt The Pikes Peak Granite Company was founded in Woodland Park in August of 1952 by Lawrence Noga. Situated on the southern side of Midland Avenue immediately east of West Street, it was an elongated structure featuring tar-shingled siding and numerous windows. Inside, it featured an exceptionally high ceiling with large exposed wooden…
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The Divide Schoolhouse
By Steve Plutt, Special to the Courier In celebration of Colorado’s 150th birthday and the United States’ 250th, local historian Steve Plutt and the Ute Pass Historical Society have written a series of stories to bring the area’s colorful history to life. Anyone who has traveled through the town of Divide has probably noticed the…
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Colorado history told through poetry, spoken word by poets laureate
Young poet and social justice activist Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, was just 22 when her “The Hill We Climb” launched the literary art back into a major worldwide spotlight with her 2021 Joe Biden inaugural poem. Her now famous words: “If only we’re brave enough to be it. For there is…