Dedicated on October 12, 2022 by Joseph R. Biden Jr. President of the United States Since time immemorial, the Parianuche and Uncompahgre bands of Ute peoples traveled seasonally here to harvest the bounty of the Eagle River Valley. This area . . . — — Map (db m290356) HM
[English] President Joe Biden designated the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument on October 12, 2022 to protect its important prehistoric, historic, natural and recreational values. Facilities are . . . — — Map (db m290385) HM
1870s – 1880s The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RGW) begins building the highest rail line route over Tennessee Pass (10,240 feet) to transport timber, coal, gold, and silver between Denver and Salt Lake City, Utah. A railway stop . . . — — Map (db m290298) HM
Plans for this colonial revival-style structure were drawn by Philadelphia architect Minerva Parker Nichols, one of the first female architects in the United States. Construction of the building, which features eclectic components as well as the . . . — — Map (db m128081) HM
Designed by Furness, Evans & Company
Opened by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
January 28, 1907
Station renovated 2009 - 2011
and
Rededicated March 19, 2011 — — Map (db m215945) HM
On February 10, 2007, United States Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announced his candidacy for President of the United States from the southeast lawn of the Old State Capitol. More than 15,000 people attended the event.
Obama, who had . . . — — Map (db m312846) HM
Flonzie Brown Wright became involved in the
civil rights movement after moving back to
Madison County in 1962. Focusing on voting rights.
she served as director for the local chapter of
the NAACP. In 1968, she ran for county . . . — — Map (db m312337) HM