Tag: Trinidad
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A timeline of Colorado’s mining heyday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado would not be booming today were it not for the mining booms of the past. The frenzy put the territory on the map before it was recognized as a state in 1876. Here’s a timeline covering the most significant era of the industry: 1858:…
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LIST: 10 museums that unearth Colorado’s wild history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s rough and rowdy days can be hard to recall in the mountain towns where they unraveled. Many of these places have opted for the glitz and glamour of resorts. But all around are bases where that history is preserved. Here’s a list of museums…
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5 Colorado towns where history lives — and what to see and do while you’re there
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Breckenridge Claim to fame: Gold was discovered along the Blue River in 1859, attracting waves of people who would create Breck as we know it today. In 1887, a 13 1/2-pound gold nugget was unearthed, considered the largest of its kind ever in Colorado. Today:…
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6 famous and infamous names from Colorado’s wild west
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mining might have settled Colorado, but a curious cast of characters helped define it. Here are some: Chief Ouray: He came to Colorado at a young age from his native Taos, N.M., where the U.S. Army laid siege during the Mexican-American War. As leader of…
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Colorado’s oldest synagogue refuses to fade: The miracle of Temple Aaron
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Temple Aaron, a synagogue in Trinidad, is one of the oldest synagogues in the Rocky Mountain West and the oldest in Colorado. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | Inside Colorado’s oldest synagogue”, “description”: “Temple Aaron, a synagogue in Trinidad, is one of the…
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Love them or loathe them: Metro Denver’s pitch people
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With advertising taking center stage as much as the football game Sunday, it seemed a good time to reflect on some of the most notorious pitch people to grace the metro Denver airwaves over the years. Area residents remember well Jake Jabs, owner of American…
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New Mexico town sees Colorado peak unlocking potential of cherished canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RATON, N.M. • Alan Montoya was never coming back to this small town. After high school, he chased the dream of many. “People wanna see what else is out there,” he says. “Our town is one of those where, you know, it’s really easy to…
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New Mexico town sees Colorado peak unlocking potential of cherished canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sights and sounds from Sugarite Canyon State Park in northeast New Mexico. (Video by Seth Boster) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | Sugarite Canyon State Park”, “description”: “Sights and sounds from Sugarite Canyon State Park in northeast New Mexico. (Video by Seth Boster)”,…
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Overnight ‘cow killer’ storm batters southeastern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation reopened several highways Wednesday morning after a blizzard battered the southeastern portion of the state overnight. Highway 160, Highway 350 and Highway 109 were closed amid the storm, which caused…
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Colorado has 2 new national scenic byways. Here’s a look at all 13
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans know the state’s beauty to be endless, though the extent to which it is reflected in one federal record is limited. That record, however, is expanding. Two long stretches of Colorado road have been added to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s list of national…