Tag: History
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New exhibit tells the story of Leadville’s Irish immigrant community
At 10,000 feet, winter doesn’t just arrive; it settles into your bones. Snow swallows rooftops. Oxygen thins. In the mines, darkness is constant; above ground, the cold is merciless. If a cough lingers too long or the sun doesn’t shine for one too many days, it could mean the difference between life and death. This…
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Castle, fort, and ‘small-town Americana’ movie theater on 2026 ‘most endangered places in Colorado’ list
Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) has announced the spots it’s featuring on its 2026 ‘most endangered places in Colorado’ list, and among the five inclusions are a fort, a castle, a church, a pharmacy, and a theater. The program is in its 29th year, with the ultimate goal of the initiative being to preserve Colorado’s history.…
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Yes, indeed, Piggly Wiggly grocery stores once had a home in Colorado Springs
Gazette readers have been wondering about stories passed down by family members about shopping at their neighborhood Piggly Wiggly stores “way back when” in Colorado Springs. True or not? Piggly Wiggly was, and still is, a familiar grocery name in the South, with a history dating 100-plus years. And, indeed, the local connection goes back…
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This Colorado resort trademarked its ‘Champagne Powder’ snow – here’s what makes it different
Have you heard the term ‘Champagne Powder’ before? If so, you’re probably familiar with Steamboat Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The term – used to describe this part of the country’s peculiar snow – was officially trademarked in 2008, but its origin dates back much farther. According to the resort, the phrase was first coined…
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This legendary skier has called Colorado home – and Vail named a run after her, too
Lindsey Vonn is one of the world’s most successful female ski racers to ever hit the slopes, and recently, she came out of retirement. Although Vonn isn’t originally from Colorado, the skier has roots in one of the Centennial State’s most famous mountain towns. Vonn commuted to train in Vail, and later moved to the…
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How to correctly say the ‘most mispronounced’ town name in Colorado
We produce a lot of video content at OutThere Colorado, and part of producing that video content means our team has to do our best to properly pronounce a lot of words related to the Centennial State. From spots like Ouray to peaks like Tabguache, there always seems to be debate in the comment section regarding whether or…
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14 of the most bizarre town names you’ll encounter around Colorado
Welcome to the Wild West, where town names often get spawned from jokes, misunderstandings, vague descriptions, and cultural melting pots. Colorado is no exception, and given the many tiny towns dotting the state’s mountains and plains, encountering a name that results in a double-take isn’t rare. Here are 14 bizarrely named towns in Colorado: 1.…
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Money Museum director in Colorado Springs helps make sense of the penny’s demise
Abraham Lincoln was three years away from being elected president when the half-cent coin was discontinued as an official form of American currency. Now, his visage on the 1-cent coin is on track to join the lineage of obsolete coins throughout U.S. history. At one end of the basement floor of the Money Museum near…
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COLUMN: Stock Show’s Catch a Calf has a rich history
Bill Waneka, who was raised in Lafayette, Colo., is one of the original National Western Catch a Calf volunteers who remains a committee member today. The program began in 1935 when boys who were exhibiting fat steers at Denver were drawn to try to catch a calf during the rodeo. They returned the next year…
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Fact or Fiction: Did ‘notorious’ hunter Sir St. George Gore really kill 1,000s of animals across the American West?
Last week, I wrote an article about the legend of Sir St. George Gore, the namesake of Colorado’s Gore Range and Gore Pass, along with several other well-known landmarks. While these spots bear his name, Gore is perhaps best-known for his notorious hunting expedition in which he is often blamed for slaughtering 1,000s of animals…