- 7 days ago
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Justice never obtained for sheepman's 1907 murder near Kannah Creek
When Peter Swanson was murdered by unknown individuals in April of 1907, it created outrage throughout Colorado and across the country....
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- May 3
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1915 freeze forced fruit re-examination
Springtime freezes are the bane of the fruit industry in Western Colorado. A late frost in May of 1915 caused people in the Grand Valley...
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- Apr 20
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Brown's Park trading post honored hero of the Alamo
Fort Davy Crockett in Brown's Park, named for one of the heroes of the Alamo, had a brief but interesting history. Read my Daily Sentinel...
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- Apr 4
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Easter Hill a historic site for services
With Easter approaching, a friend suggested I look into the history of Easter Hill near Grand Junction. So I did, and what I found is in...
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- Mar 23
- 1 min
Territorial fight for university and penitentiary shows regional efforts
In the months after Colorado had been established as a territory by Congress, communities in the new territory began fighting to be the...
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- Mar 8
- 1 min
A warning, a war, and a dangerous trek
This is the second of my two columns about the Utah War of 1857-58, and Captain R.B. Marcy's winter journey through the mountains of...
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- Feb 21
- 1 min
Soldiers in 1857 Utah War trekked through Western Colorado
The war that almost was between the Mormons in Utah and the United States.
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