Tag: colorado history
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Map quest: New book brings centuries-old maps to light in tracing little-known Colorado history
P.J. Anderson spent the better part of two years tracking down hundreds of maps long predating Colorado’s statehood in 1876 as part of a mission that took him to private collections, museums and institutions near and far. This included the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. “Getting ushered into the back rooms where they keep…
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Cripple Creek gold mine is part of Colorado’s past, present and future
Gold mining has played an integral role in shaping the history of Colorado, going back to before it officially became a state 150 years ago. The Pikes Peak Gold Rush, started in 1858, brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region, inspired by dreams of striking it rich. The mining boom led to the…
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A chorus line of Colorado cultural pathmakers
The Colorado 150, Part 5 of 6: Meet everyone from Roseanne to Kent Haruf to Bob Dylan to Harry Tuft to the Colorado Springs actor whose hard, real life inspired one of the iconic roles in musical theater history Put simply: No Kelly Bishop, no Sheila in “A Chorus Line.” Imagine one of the most…
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Colorado’s punk-rock edge turns to Jello (Biafra)
The Colorado 150, Part 4 of 6: Meet everyone from Barry Fey to Amy Adams to Gus Van Sant to John Fielder as our countdown moves into the top 75 Pathmakers leading up to Colorado’s 150th birthday You might not expect the fierce face of hardcore American punk to have come from the placid hallways…
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Aspen Acres fire grows to 10th-largest in Colorado history; incident team from Alaska takes charge
The Aspen Acres fire plume towered over Custer and Pueblo counties on Thursday as the blaze continued to grow in size in extremely hot, dry and windy weather. “I’ve been a firefighter for 40 years and I’ve never seen conditions like we’re seeing,” Mike Morgan, director of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control,…
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75 years later: Family-owned insect museum showcases the bizarre
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Over 120 years ago, James May was hunting bugs in Brazil; using beer to get butterflies drunk before catching them. “It’s pretty bizarre,” said May’s great-granddaughter, Diana Fruh, one of the heirs to the 100,000-specimen collection. The May Natural History Museum on the southern edge of Colorado Springs has been a local hidden gem for…
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The countdown begins: Introducing ‘150 Years of Colorado Cultural Shakers’
Part 1 of 6: Meet our surprising first class of first-class artists as we build toward Colorado’s 150th birthday Philip K. Dick, Blinky the Clown and the String Cheese incident walk into a bar … As Colorado approaches its 150th birthday, we at The Gazette wanted to attempt something both impossible and irresistible: identifying 150…
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CIA website features report of “frightening” UFO sighting that occurred in Colorado
For many years, residents and visitors of Colorado’s mysterious and vast San Luis Valley have claimed to witness odd and unexplained phenomena taking place in the night sky. One of those ‘events’ was apparently deemed notable enough to be published on the C.I.A. website. That document captures an article titled ‘Pair of Pueblo Youths Photograph…
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Colorado Springs counts down to state’s 150th anniversary
Colorado Springs is gearing up for a series of summer events to mark the dual anniversaries of the state and the United States. Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, former Mayor John Suthers and a handful of other officials launched the countdown on the shore of North Catamount Reservoir on Thursday morning. Mobolade said he hosted…
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New historic marker initiative allows Coloradans to propose landmarks
Colorado residents will soon have a say in what will be Colorado’s next landmarks across the state. The “America 250-Colorado 150 Commission,” an initiative celebrating America’s 250 years of independence and Colorado’s 150 years of statehood, announced a new Historic Marker Program. Through the program, “local organizations, historians, and residents” can propose historic markers for…