Hardscrabble's rugged cliffs are perfect bighorn sheep habitat — wild, rocky, and open. Against the steep canyon walls, their brown coats blend into the vegetation and rocks. Scan the hillsides closely for their white rump patches or listen . . . — — Map (db m153186)
In 1844. Mathew Kinkead established the first American-owned cattle ranch tn the Rocky Mountains at the junction of the North and South Hardscrabble Creeks.
Even before Kinkead settled at the mouth of Hardscrabble Canyon, the canyon had been an . . . — — Map (db m153187) HM
Working in Underground Darkness In 1880, there were 350 mines in Silver Cliff and the surrounding area, including the deepest silver mine in Colorado, the Geyser Mine. Today, 587 people reside here, perched atop a tangle of mines and tunnels. . . . — — Map (db m282099) HM
Silver Cliff Mine was established after silver was found on a sheer cliff north of this side in 1878. By 1884 the mine, combined with other local mines produced nearly $5 million in silver and other metals, but production dropped sharply . . . — — Map (db m282100) HM
Originally Town Hall and Fire Station. Used 1879 to 1959 when it became the museum. Many top awards in Fire Team competitions were won. — — Map (db m282097) HM
The Arkansas River, South Park, Grape Creek, the wet mountain valley and crossed the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the winter of 1806-1807. Baroney Vasquez Dr. John Robinson Sgt. William Meek Cpl. Jeremiah Jackson John Brown Jacob Carter . . . — — Map (db m282098) HM
This park is erected in honor of those of our community who served in World War II and in memory of the following men who made the Supreme Sacrifice Robert R. Burns William G. Eakins James W. Fee Leroy H. Gilbert Maurice F. Ireland Glenn . . . — — Map (db m294334) WM
Mining and Ranching
For a time, the Wet Mountain Valley appeared destined for mining glory. Silver strikes at Rosita (about fifteen miles southeast of here) in 1872, Querida (about twelve miles southeast) in 1877, and Silver Cliff (six . . . — — Map (db m120228) HM
The Wolff Hotel built in 1887 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m294292) HM
Westcliff School Built in 1891 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m294213) HM
The long battle between colonial Spain and the Comanche people climaxed in 1779, when Juan Batista de Anza's army killed the great chief Cuerno Verde (Green Horn) southeast of here at the foot of Greenhorn Mountain. De Anza, the governor of New . . . — — Map (db m219465) HM
Much of this area's early history occurred on nearby trading posts and settlements, which lived and died leaving little trace of their existence. Such was the post built one mile west by Maurice Leduc in the 1830's and the village of Hardscrabble . . . — — Map (db m153183) HM
Alexander Barclay
Like so many early Colorado settlers, Alexander Barclay came here in search of fortune but found something else entirely. The British-born corset-maker arrived in 1836 and spent the next nineteen years chasing his dream. He . . . — — Map (db m154830) HM
Located at the merger of the mountains with the plains, today the Wetmore area reveals a remarkable record of the geologic past. Precambrian bedrock makes up the bulk of the Wet Mountains and its fractured and weathered rock serves as an . . . — — Map (db m294998) HM
The hard land bred people that had to be fiercely independent and also accept support from their neighbors. They cut ice, butchered cows and pigs, cut up elk, thrashed grain and harvested hay. Together they built foundations of stone. Barter was . . . — — Map (db m294993) HM
Wildlife is Part of Daily Life Custer County's diverse habitats support more than 275 bird species. Look for bighorn sheep, deer, black bear, pronghorn, coyotes, beaver, turkey and bobcats. Getting Through Winter When cold weather moved . . . — — Map (db m294991) HM
The agricultural opportunities of this beautiful area became reality as the settlers came into this country and staked out their homesteads in the early 1880's. In order to redeem the land from the desert, water was needed and found in the major . . . — — Map (db m291596) HM
As one author put it, Crawford is a unique cow town, one of the last of its kind in the West. The boardwalk, old church and adjoining cemetery add western flavor to this center of cattle and sheep ranching. Prior to WWII several of the most . . . — — Map (db m291598) HM
Crawford State Park includes Crawford Reservoir and the immediate surrounding land. This area was initially developed and operated as a recreation area for the public by the National Park Service in 1964. In 1967, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation . . . — — Map (db m291599) HM
North Fork Harvests Early pioneers recognized that the mild climate of the Hotchkiss/Paonia area, also known as the North Fork Valley, could support quality fruit production, and in 1882 the first orchards were planted. In 1902 the Denver & Rio . . . — — Map (db m291597) HM
Commerce at the confluence began with fur trade beaver fur pelts snagged by trappers working out of Antoine Robidoux's Fort Uncompahgre trading post. Beaver, fox, coyote, muskrat, and other furs continued to be trapped and traded in the environs . . . — — Map (db m290983) HM
Original storefront approx 25 wide. Owners through the years: 1894-1910 F. P. Hunt 1911-1924 Stockham Bros. 1925-1978 L. Schmidt & Sons 1978-1988 Mathews True Value 1989-1994 Graham True Value 1995- Remodeled into Columbine Mall . . . — — Map (db m290996) HM
From Delta's first school, 1884 to 1963. This bell hangs under the Lincoln School cupola, which never had a bell because the two schools were located so close. — — Map (db m159565) HM
Built by Wm. R. Gale
Original location -
West side of alley facing East 3rd St.
between Main & Palmer
Moved in 1974 by
Delta County Historical Society — — Map (db m159566) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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United Methodist
Historic . . . — — Map (db m159573) HM
One of the many trading posts built by
Antoine (Anton French) Robidoux,
First built around 1828 at the juncture of the
Grand (Gunnison) and Uncompahgre Rivers
then a territory of Mexico and Ute Indian country
on the well traveled "Old . . . — — Map (db m120059) HM
Antoine Robidoux and Fort Uncompahgre The Story of a Western Colorado Fur Trader / By Ken Reyher, 1998 Fort Uncompahgre was constructed in 1828 by Antoine Robidoux, a trader based out of Mexican Santa Fe. The post was situated about two miles . . . — — Map (db m290981) HM
Born: Arkansas May 18, 1883 To Crawford, Colorado, March 19, 1916
Died: January 22, 1969
Married: Sallie L Noble, Oct 10 1906
Three daughters: Annie Laura, Martha, Leslie Janie
Several abiding interests formed the structure . . . — — Map (db m159571) HM
In Memory of
David Lee Mangum
1947 - 2012
David L. Mangum loved music. As organist for the Delta Presbyterian Church, he brought music to the ears of thousands. In the greater Delta community, he was visible everywhere, offering his time . . . — — Map (db m159568) HM
Follow the Trail It is 1829, eight years after Mexico gained independence from Spain. New Mexican traders travel overland to establish new commercial relations with frontier settlements in California. They carried locally produced merchandise . . . — — Map (db m290975) HM
This bell was used
on the Robert E. Lee
steamboat on the Mississippi
River between New Orleans and
Memphis, Tennessee after the
Civil War — — Map (db m159570) HM
1896 Locally called Anna Dora Opera House for the names of owners' daughters. The upstairs area had a platform and oil lamps for a stage which was used for H.S. graduations, operatic and theatrical events. Social gatherings took place and . . . — — Map (db m290995) HM
Here stood the Farmers and Merchants Bank of which Andrew Trew Blachly was co-founder and cashier. Across Main Street was the Simpson Hardware Store. On September 7, 1893 the bank was held up by the notorious McCarty Gang. Blachly although covered . . . — — Map (db m159552) HM
The Delta Bank Robbery On or about August 20, 1893, the McCarty Gang arrived in the Delta area and set up camp in Escalante Canyon. Tom McCarty, his brother Bill, and Bill's 20 year old son, Fred, had probably departed from the . . . — — Map (db m290986) HM
Architectural Details From afar, tipis display a very symmetrical form, but on closer inspection, their actual "tilted cone" shape comes into view. Steepest in the rear, the tipi wall slopes more gradually on the front side toward the doorway, . . . — — Map (db m290970) HM
The ancient tree was once part of a grove of native cottonwoods under which the local Ute Indians would camp and hold council prior to 1881. An Indian trail passed nearby. It has been identified as the Ute Council Tree since 1930, when the local . . . — — Map (db m290967) HM
The Utes called themselves the People of the Shining Mountains and at one time all Colorado was their homeland At one time, this was the land of the Ute, distant cousins of the Shoshones. Historically, the Utes were nomadic and moved . . . — — Map (db m290982) HM
This ancient tree was once part of a grove of native cottonwoods under which the local Ute Indians would camp and hold council prior to 1881. An Indian trail passed nearby. It has been identified as the Ute Council Tree since 1930, when the local . . . — — Map (db m119897) HM
Western Slope Agriculture
According to an 1888 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, western Colorado's thin soils, high altitude, and lack of rainfall rendered the region totally unfit for cultivation. The documents author apparently . . . — — Map (db m120123) HM
In 1975, the North Fork Historical Society erected six markers along the route of the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition through upper Delta County. These handsomely-routed wood signs designate the route as the Escalante-Dominguez Expedition. Indeed, . . . — — Map (db m291397) HM
Purchased in 1897 for the princely sum of $22.90 from the Sears Roebuck Co., this 425 lb. bell adorned the first school in Hotchkiss. It was located where the Town Hall is located today. Later it was moved to the next school built in 1910, . . . — — Map (db m283686) HM
When Kathleen Wheeler arrived in Hotchkiss in 1940, she saw the need for a recreational facility for youth to gather. The American Legion deeded five lots for a community building to honor veterans especially those who had sacrificed their lives . . . — — Map (db m283573) HM
Hotchkiss Methodist Episcopal Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m291399) HM
[1996 Original E Clampus Vitus marker] In the mid 1930's, this building was constructed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps at Trickle Park on Grand Mesa near Grand Junction, Co. At the . . . — — Map (db m283598) HM
North Fork Harvests Early pioneers recognized that the mild climate of the Hotchkiss/Paonia area, also known as the North Fork Valley, could support quality fruit production, and in 1882 the first orchards were planted. In 1902 the Denver & Rio . . . — — Map (db m186965) HM
On July 29, 1776, ten men set forth on an expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to look for a route to Monterey, California. Father Francisco Domνnguez was the leader of the expedition and Father Silvestre Escalante kept the diary. With Indian . . . — — Map (db m291592) HM
224 Grand Ave. The annual 4th of July celebration, Cherry Days, was started by the Paonia Lions Club in 1946 as a community celebration. The first fundraiser was for lights for the Dan Lawrence football field. This picture taken in the 1950s . . . — — Map (db m291398) HM
Immediately north-east of this point and covering much of Block 18 East Denver stood the famous Elephant Corral camp ground, immigrant headquarters and stock yards of pioneer Denver.
Begun early in 1859 by Blake & Williams with their Denver . . . — — Map (db m203481) HM
Auraria is the site of the first informal gathering of Freemasons in what is now Colorado in Fall of 1858 and the first regular communication of Freemasons in the Territory of Colo. on October 1, 1859. These Freemasons were gold seekers. The search . . . — — Map (db m203471) HM
The Auraria higher education center is located on the site of Denvers oldest continuously occupied settlement. In 1858, William Green Russell and his brothers found gold nearby and established this pioneer town of Auraria, which merged with Denver . . . — — Map (db m51708) HM
This tablet is the
Property of the State of Colorado
On this site stood the original home of
Rocky Mountain News
First newspaper established in
the Pike's Peak Gold Region
Founded by Wm. N.Byers, April 23, 1859, . . . — — Map (db m5780) HM
Larry Walker was the first Colorado Rockies player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as a member of the class of 2020. He is also the second Rockie to have his number retired by the club. Walker played 17 Major League seasons, with . . . — — Map (db m283992) HM
18th St. Atrium
1919
One of the last buildings constructed in "Warehouse Row," which stretched from Cherry Creek to the 1900 blocks of Wynkoop Street, 1621 18th Street originated as the warehouse and offices for Bourk, . . . — — Map (db m97346) HM
The Rockies earned a spot in the 2017 postseason by securing the second National League Wild Card. Under the leadership of new manager Bud Black, the club finished with an 87-75 record. All-Stars Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon along with . . . — — Map (db m283998) HM
Blake Street was named after Charles Blake, who came to Denver in 1858, and established supply depots throughout Lower Downtown.
Originally, the area was Denver's warehouse, brothel, and sporting house district. Some of the most infamous . . . — — Map (db m97357) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
City and County of Denver Landmark No. 65 - 1974.
Landmark Preservation Commission. — — Map (db m255060) HM
Coors Field celebrated its inaugural season opener a little later than expected. The previous season had ended in August with a player strike, and their subsequent negotiations with the owners and MLB delayed the start of the 1995 season. Better . . . — — Map (db m283898) HM
Rockies tickets were expected to be in high demand for their inaugural season of 1993. Fortunately, their temporary home for 1993 and 1994 was mile high stadium, home of the Denver Broncos, with a seating capacity of over 70,000. With an NFL . . . — — Map (db m283897) HM
During the 1860's, the first Chinese settled in Colorado, drawn here by the completion of the transcontinental railroad as well as by other demands for cheap manual labor. Existing amidst persecution, poverty and wretched living conditions, the . . . — — Map (db m96238) HM
[Part 1 south side] The 2007 Rockies team captivated fans throughout baseball with an unprecedented run at the end of the season. The sensational 21-of-22 run began on Sept. 16, with a 13-0 win over the Florida Marlins, . . . — — Map (db m283995) HM
July 5, 1991 was the day Denver was selected by Major League Baseball as the new home city of an expansion team to begin play in the National League West Division in 1993. This was a huge win for fans throughout the Rocky Mountain Region after . . . — — Map (db m283896) HM
Keli McGregor was a bold and innovative leader of the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, a man with unwavering integrity and character. McGregor Square bears his name because he had the vision to see exciting potential in the parking lot next door to . . . — — Map (db m283895) HM
"Visitors to Denver will certainly find a great improvement because they will step aboard any one of the different lines right at the door of Union Station."
The Denver Post, May 26, 1918
(opening day of the Denver Tramway . . . — — Map (db m118591) HM
Built in 1930-31 as a multi-tenant warehouse, 1863 Wazee Street is representative of the final building period in Lower Downtown until the boom of the 1980's. Architect Montana Fallis used the modernistic style to establish this building as Denver's . . . — — Map (db m97348) HM
'The wickedest street in the city' from the 1880's to 1912, Holliday (now Market Street) was awash in cheap cribs and elaborate bordellos, dance halls and seedy saloons where over 1,000 women sold their charms. In the bustling underground economy of . . . — — Map (db m96234) HM
Coors Field attendance records weren't the only records the Rockies were breaking. In the first year in their new home ballpark, the 1995 team became the first expansion team to reach postseason play prior to its fourth year of competition. And . . . — — Map (db m283899) HM
Todd Helton played 17 seasons in one uniform: the Colorado Rockies'. He made his Major League debut on Aug. 2. 1997. In 1998, Helton took over at first base and stayed there for the next 16 seasons. He was a three-time Gold Glove winner, a . . . — — Map (db m283996) HM
The Blake Street Bombers moniker was given to a set of four prolific hitters in 1995: LF Dante Bichette, 3B Vinny Castilla, 1B Andrιs Galarraga and RF Larry Walker. In that 1995 season, Manager Don Baylor used psychology to take full advantage of . . . — — Map (db m283991) HM
The rich bottomlands between the South Platte River and the rail yards have been called the Bottoms for over a century. At times, the site occupied a lowly place in Denvers history. Today, however, the Bottoms are coming up. Life on . . . — — Map (db m289397) HM
Known to millions of fans as Mr. Baseball, Branch Rickey was voted the most influential person in sports in the 20th century by ESPNs Sportscentury Panel. Perhaps foremost among his accomplishments, Mr. Rickey is credited with breaking the . . . — — Map (db m283900) HM
This building was constructed by
madam Jennie Rogers in 1889 and became
the classiest bordello in the Rocky
Mountain West. Another famous pleasure
queen, Mattie Silks, operated the business
from 1911 until it was closed by federal
edict in . . . — — Map (db m96236) HM
Union Station belongs to all of us.
Union Station neighbor, 2002
Rich or poor, famous or anonymous, everybody passed through Union Station from the time it opened in 1881. A trip to the station meant something new was about to . . . — — Map (db m118585) HM
A native of Toyama-ken, Japan, the Rev. Tamai came to Denver in June of 1930. He devoted the rest of his life - 53 years - to the spiritual, cultural and social needs of Buddhists in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas . . . — — Map (db m231831) HM
Denver's Union Station was constructed to consolidate rail activity in the City and to replace the four separate stations serving the boom town. When completed in 1890 in an Italianate style of Colorado Rhyolite with sandstone trim, the station . . . — — Map (db m237358) HM
Denver's emergence as the metropolis of the Rockies is directly related to its role as the regional rail hub. When the transcontinental railroad chose Cheyenne and not Denver as its gateway to the west, Denverites rallied. Civic leaders such as . . . — — Map (db m237361) HM
1881: Union Depot, constructed in the High Victorian Eclectic style, opened on June 1 at a cost of $525,000
1883: On November 18, the railroads instituted a time zone system specifically to keep trans on time at Union Depot and across the . . . — — Map (db m237360) HM
The South Platte River has endured more than two centuries of ridicule, exploitation, and abuse. Yet the river that gave Denver life flows on, bringing hope that future generations will protect and respect this vital and historic . . . — — Map (db m289514) HM
"Without railroads, Denver would be too dead to bury."
Thomas Durant, Vice President
Union Pacific Railroad, 1867
A survivor of fire and floods, Union Station is at the head of our railroad history. Landlocked, Denver needed . . . — — Map (db m118570) HM
This is our history from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nations . . . — — Map (db m118589) HM
Windsor Farm Dairy Building
1918
A building with a milky past, the Windsor Farm Dairy was built in 1918 for $30.000. A leading Denver architectural firm, Fisher & Fisher, designed this red brick structure with terra cotta . . . — — Map (db m97358) HM
In 1915, this was the Colorado National Banks slogan.
Designed by W.E. and A.A. Fischer, the buildings bronze vault and door weighs 73,000 lbs with supports walls three-and-a-half inches thick. Inside the vaults, the doors alone weigh 62,000 . . . — — Map (db m135451) HM
At the very heart of Denvers rough beginnings, Fifteenth Street actually followed the old military trails from Santa Fe, Fort Union and trading posts north and south of Denver. It was here that General Larimer expropriated the one cabin claim . . . — — Map (db m118601) HM
On December 10, 1975, 17th Street celebrated its 25th year as a concrete street. Anniversary invitations were engraved in old English and former Governor John Love led the champagne toast.
In 1950, amid great City Council debate, 17th Street . . . — — Map (db m135544) HM
The masonry labor for this memorial is donated by Stephan Dach in loving memory of his father Alfred who perished in the early years of World War II in a Nazi Concentration Camp. May this be a reminder of him and all those others who have . . . — — Map (db m46101) HM
"Stand up you man-eatin' son of a
bitch, stand up. They wuz seven
Demmy-crats in Hinsdale County, and
you et five of 'em. I sentence you to
be hanged by the neck until you are
dead, dead, dead."
Attributed to Judge Gerry . . . — — Map (db m255447) HM
The legend says that Denver's early settlers, who made their camp on the banks of Cherry Creek, laughed at the Arapaho, a local Indian tribe, for making their camp inconveniently far from the water's edge.
The Arapaho warned the settlers of . . . — — Map (db m135440) HM
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