Rock art has long intrigued visitors
From the earliest Spanish explorers to 19th century visitors to the West, Native American rock art or rock markings have fascinated...
Apr 291 min read
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Building a better Geiger counter
In the late 1940s and early 1950s a Utah/Colorado man designed and built more portable and accurate Geiger counter that helped...
Apr 191 min read
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Ancient Cargo Carrier
Some 22,000 years ago, Ancient Native Americans dragged wooden travois across the area that today we know as White Sands National Park...
Apr 21 min read
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A picture is worth a thousand misconceptions
Old-time photographs, especially those that might involve frontier outlaws, have a long history of providing incorrect or misleading...
Mar 171 min read
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Railroad War for the Royal Gorge
Beginning in 1878, and continuing into 1880, two major railroads in Colorado carried on a physical and legal battle to determine which...
Feb 191 min read
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Ice Palace was Leadville attraction
In January 1896, the Leadville Ice Palace opened to the public for what promoters hoped would be a great boost to the local economy....
Jan 201 min read
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1909 train wreck killed scores
The collision of a passenger train and a freight train near the entrance to Glenwood Canyon in January, 1909, killed 26 people and left...
Jan 81 min read
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