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1826

50 YEARS BEFORE COLORADO'S RATIFICATION TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
  1. Fort William 'Bent's Old Fort' a National Historic Site, built by Charles and William Bent and Ceran St. Vrain in Bent County, Colorado.
1834
1835
1836
1837
  1. Fort Vasquez, built near Greeley in Weld County, Colorado.
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
  1. August, Fort William in Bent County, Colorado, blown up by William Bent, after the Army declined to buy the fort.
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1855
  1. August 25, Arapahoe County in Colorado, created as part of the Territory of Kansas, and the first incorporated county in Colorado. Named for the Arapaho Native Americans.
1856
1857
1858
  1. First Sheriff E. W. Wynkoop, appointed in Arapahoe County, Colorado.

  2. Boulder settled by miners in Boulder County, Colorado.
  3. Gold placer deposit discovered near Englewood in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
1859
  1. Boulder organized, city in Boulder County, Colorado.

  2. Canon City, settled by gold seekers, a former Ute Native Americans site, located in Fremont County, Colorado. Coordinates 38°27'N-105°14'W.
  3. Denver settled in the 'Pike's Peak or bust' gold rush period, in Denver County, Colrorado. Coordinates 39°43'N-105°01'W.
  4. El Dorado City (Colorado City), founded in El Paso County, Colorado.
  5. Estes Park settled and named for first settler Joel Estes, in Larimer County, Colorado. Coordinates 40°23'N-105°31'W.
  6. November 7, Robert W. Steele, appointed provional governor of Colorado.
1860
  1. Colorado population, 34,277 residents.
  2. Auraria and Denver consolidated in Denver County, Colorado.
1861
  1. APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
  2. Arapahoe County established in Colorado, seat Littleton.
  3. Boulder County established in Colorado, seat Boulder.
  4. Chaffee County established in Colorado, seat Salida.
  5. Clear Creek County established in Colorado, seat Georgetown.
  6. Colorado Territory created by President Buchanan, with Denver as county seat and William Gilpin as Governor.
  7. Conejos County established in Colorado, seat Conejos.
  8. Costilla County established in Colorado, seat San Luis.
  9. Canon City, appointed seat of Fremont County, Colorado.
  10. Boulder on Boulder Creek, appointed seat of Boulder County in Colorado.
  11. Denver incorporated in Denver County, Colorado.
  12. Douglas County established in Colorado, seat Castle Rock.
  13. El Paso County established in Colorado, seat Colorado Springs.
  14. Fremont County established in Colorado, seat Canon City.
  15. Gilpin County established in Colorado, seat Central City.
  16. Huerfano County established in Colorado, seat Walsenburg.
  17. Jefferson County established in Colorado, seat Golden.
  18. Lake County established in Colorado, seat Leadville.
  19. Larimer County established in Colorado, seat Fort Collins.
  20. Park County established in Colorado, seat Fairplay.
  21. San Miguel County established in Colorado, seat Telluride.
  22. Summit County established in Colorado, seat Breckenridge.
  23. Weld County established in Colorado, seat Greeley.
  24. February 28, United States Military Academy graduate, William Gilpin appointed first governor of Colorado Territory(1861-January 31, 1862). Born on October 4, 1813 in Pennsylvania. Died on January 20, 1894 in Denver and buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheatridge, Jefferson County, Colorado.
1862

Civil War period

  1. Boggsville on the Purgatoire River, built by Tom Boggs and John Prowers in Bent County, Colorado.
  2. January 31, John Evans, appointed governor of Colorado (1862-October 17, 1865).
1863
Civil War period
1864

Civil War period

  1. University of Denver, established in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
  2. A military post Fort Morgan established in Morgan County, Colorado.
1865
  1. MAY - END OF THE CIVIL WAR
  2. October 17, Alexander Cummings, appointed governor of Colorado (1865-April 24, 1867).
1866
  1. Las Animas County established in Colorado, seat Trinidad.
  2. Pueblo County established in Colorado, seat Pueblo.
  3. Saguache County established in Colorado, seat Saguache.
1867
  1. Alexander Cameron Hunt, appointed governor of Colorado (1867-June 14, 1869).
  2. Denver in Denver County, designated capital of Colorado.
1868
  1. Military post Fort Morgan abandoned, in Morgan County, Colorado.
  2. May 23, Christopher Carson(called Kit Carson), died in Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado, buried in Taos, Taos County, New Mexico. Frontiersman, Indian agent, trapper and guide to the expedition of Lieutenant John C. Frémont exploring the western United States and General Stephen Kearny's expedition to California during the Mexican War. Born on December 24, 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky.
1869
  1. June 14, Edward Moody McCook, appointed governor of Colorado (1869-April 4, 1873).
1870
  1. Colorado population, 39,874 residents.
  2. Bent County established in Colorado, seat Las Animas.
  3. Union Colony (present Greeley), founded in Weld County, Colorado. Coordinates 40°25'N-104°42'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Vasquez, Rocky Mountain National Park.
1871
  1. Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado, laid out as the Town of Boulder.

  2. Fountain Colony (Colorado Springs) founded by General William J. Palmer, located in El Paso County, Colorado.
  3. The Colorado State Penitentiary, established in Canon City, Fremont County.
1872
  1. Canon City incorporated in Fremont County, Colorado.

  2. Colorado Springs, incorporated as town in El Paso County, Colorado.
1873
  1. Colorado Springs, appointed seat of El Paso County, Colorado. Attractions & Recreation : Garden of the Gods, North and South Cheyenne Canyons, Shrine of the Sun.
  2. April 4, Republican Samuel Hitt Elbert, appointed sixth governor of Colorado (1873-June 19, 1874). Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Colorado in 1880. Born on April 3, 1833 in Logan County, Ohio. Died on November 27, 1899 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. Burial, Riverside Cemetery in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. The Town of Elbert, Elbert County and Mount Elbert, named for him.
1874
  1. Colorado College founded in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
  2. Elbert County established in Colorado, seat Kiowa.
  3. Grand County established in Colorado, seat Hot Sulphur Springs.
  4. Greeley, appointed seat of Weld County in Colorado.
  5. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, arrived in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado.
  6. Hinsdale County established in Colorado, seat Lake City.
  7. La Plata County established in Colorado, seat Durango.
  8. Rio Grande County established in Colorado, seat Del Norte.
  9. June 19, Edward Moody McCook, appointed second-term governor of Colorado (1874-March 29, 1875).
1875
  1. Englewood formed from the settlement of Orchard Place in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Coordinates 39°39'N-104°59'W.
  2. March 29, Carpenter, sheriff and army Colonel, John Long Routt appointed last territorial and first state governor of Colorado (1875-January 14, 1879). Born on April 25, 1826 in Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, died on August 13, 1907 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
1876
  1. San Juan County established in Colorado, seat Silverton.
  2. March 19, Herbert Thacker Herr, born in Denver,Denver County, Colorado. Engineer, steam turbines.
  3. August 1, Colorado CO, 38th state admitted to the Union
    Colorado Today : nickname ' Colorful Colorado', capital Denver, area 104,100 sq.mi.(269.619km²) 8th largest state. Counties 64 : Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, Yuma. Attractions & Recreation : Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Alpine Triangle, Anasazi Heritage Center & Canyons of the Ancient National Monument, Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge, Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland, Arkansas River, Aspinal Wayne N., Unit, Bear Creek Lake, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Bonny Reservoir, Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge, Calamite Camp Mining Site, Canyon Pintado National Historic District, Canyons of the Ancient National Monument, Carter Lake, Chatfield Lake, Cherry Creek Lake, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area, Colorado National Monument,
1877
  1. Custer County established in Colorado, seat Westcliffe.
  2. Gunnison County established in Colorado, seat Gunnison.
  3. Ouray County established in Colorado, seat Ouray.
  4. Routt County established in Colorado, seat Steamboat Springs.
1878
  1. Alamosa city on the Rio Grande founded, seat of Alamosa County in Colrorado, coordinates 37°28'N-105°52'W. Attractions & Recreation : Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Rio Grande National Forest
  2. The Alantasauru archaeological finds, discovered at Oil Creek, near Canon City in Fremont County, Colorado.
  3. Aspen on the Roaring Fork River, founded by prospectors in Pitkin County, Colorado. Coordinates 39°11'N-106°49'W. Attractions and Recreation : Castle Peak, Snowmass Mountain.
1879
  1. January 14, Frederick Walter Pitkin, elected governor of Colorado (1879-January 9, 1883).
1880
  1. Colorado population, 194,327 residents.
  2. Durango, founded on the Animas River in La Plata County, Colorado. Coordinates 37°16'N-107°53'W. Attractions & Recreation : Durango-Silverton sight-seeing railway, Mesa Verde National Park, Purgatory Ski Area, San Juan National Forest.
1881
  1. Aspen incorporated in Pitkin County, Colorado.
  2. Brighton in Adams County, Colorado, platted by D.F. Carmichael. Coordinates 35°59'N-104°49'W.
  3. Dolores County established in Colorado, seat Dove Creek.
  4. Durango, incorporated and appointed seat of La Plata County in Colorado.
  5. Fort Lewis was moved from the sacred Pagosa Hot Springs to Hesperus in Colorado, and the name was changed into Pagosa Springs.
  6. Pitkin County established in Colorado, seat Aspen.
1882
  1. The Durango-Silverton narrow-gauge sight-seeing railway established in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado.
  2. Grand Junction, incorporated as town in Mesa County, Colorado.
1883
  1. Delta County established in Colorado, seat Delta.
  2. Eagle County established in Colorado, seat Eagle.
  3. Garfield County established in Colorado, seat Glenwood Springs.
  4. Grand Junction, appointed seat of Mesa County in Colorado. Coordinates 39°05'N-108°33'W. Attractions & Recreation : Colorado National Monument, Grand Mesa National Forest.
  5. Mesa County established in Colorado, seat Grand Junction.
  6. Montrose County established in Colorado, seat Montrose.
  7. January 9, James Benton Grant, elected governor of Colorado (1883-January 13, 1885).
  8. April 1, Lon Chaney born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Film actor 'Man of a Thousand Faces'.
1884
1885
  1. Greeley, incorporated as city in Weld County, Colorado.
  2. January 13, Benjamin Harrison Eaton, elected governor of Colorado (1885-January 11, 1887).
  3. April 14, Archuleta County in Colorado, formed and named in honor of State Senator Dr. Antonio Archuleta, seat Pagosa Springs.
1886
  1. Colorado Springs, incorporated as city in El Paso County, Colorado.

  2. Cortez, laid out by the Montezuma Irrigation Company on the Navajo Trail in Montezuma County, Colorado. Coordinates 37°21'N-108°35'W. Attractions & Recreation : Four Corners Monument, Mesa Verde National Park, San Juan National Forest.
1887
  1. Logan County established in Colorado, seat Sterling.
  2. Fort Morgan incorporated as town in Morgan County, Colorado. Colorado 40°15'N-103°48'W. Attractions & Recreation : Pawnee National Grassland
  3. Washington County established in Colorado, seat Akron.
  4. January 11, Alva Adams, elected governor of Colorado (1887-January 10, 1889).
  5. July 26, Brighton in Adams County, Colorado, became the first incorporated town in the Territory.
1888
  1. Regis College established in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
1889
  1. Baca County established in Colorado, seat Springfield.
  2. Brickworks and vegetable-canning factory established in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado.
  3. Cheyenne County established in Colorado, seat Cheyenne Wells.
  4. Cortez, appointed seat of Montezuma County in Colorado.
  5. Fort Morgan, appointed seat of Morgan County, Colorado.
  6. Kiowa County established in Colorado, seat Eads.
  7. Kit Carson County established in Colorado, seat Burlington.
  8. Lincoln County established in Colorado, seat Hugo.
  9. Montezuma County established in Colorado, seat Cortez.
  10. Morgan County established in Colorado, seat Fort Morgan.
  11. Otero County established in Colorado, seat La Junta.
  12. Phillips County established in Colorado, seat Holyoke.
  13. Prowers County established in Colorado, seat Lamar.
  14. Rio Blanco County established in Colorado, seat Meeker.
  15. Sedgwick County established in Colorado, seat Julesburg.
  16. Yuma County established in Colorado, seat Wray.
  17. January 10, J. Adams Cooper, elected governor of Colorado (1889-January 13, 1891).
1890
  1. Colorado population, 413,249 residents.
  2. Colorado State College, established in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.
1891
  1. Aurora founded (named Fletcher) in Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. Coordinates 39°44'N-104°52'W.
  2. Grand Junction, incorporated as city in Mesa County, Colorado.
  3. Gold discovered in Poverty Gulch and Victor near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado.
  4. January 13, John Long Routt, elected second-term governor of Colorado (1891-January 10, 1893).
  5. March 2, Pagosa Springs incorporated in Archuleta County, Colorado.
1892
  1. Cripple Creek incorporated in Teller County, Colorado.
  2. Iliff School of Theology, established in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
1893
  1. Mineral County established in Colorado, seat Creede.
  2. January 10, Davis Hanson Waite, elected governor of Colorado (1893-January 8, 1895).
  3. January 10, Davis Hanson Waite, elected governor of Colorado (1893-January 8, 1895).
1894
1895
  1. January 8, Albert Washington McIntire, elected governor of Colorado (1895-January 12, 1897).
  2. June 24, Jack Dempsey 'Manassa Mauler'(real name William Harrison Dempsey), born in Manassa, Colorado. World heavyweight boxing champion.
1896
1897
  1. January 12, Alva Adams, elected second-term governor of Colorado (1897-January 10, 1899).
  2. July 3, John Evans, died in Denver, Colorado. Colorado Territory governor (1862-1865) and founder of the Northwestern University in Illinois.
1898
1899
  1. Cripple Creek, appointed seat of Teller County, Colorado. Coordinates 38°45'N-105°11'W. Attractions & Recreation : Pike National Forest
  2. Teller County eastablished in Colorado, seat Cripple Creek.
  3. January 10, Charles Spalding Thomas, elected governor of Colorado (1899-January 8, 1901).
1900
  1. Colorado population, 539,700 residents.
1901
  1. Adams County established in Colorado, seat Brighton.
  2. Denver County established in Colorado, seat Denver.
  3. January 8, James Bradley Orman, elected governor of Colorado (1901-January 13, 1903).
1902
  1. Adams County in Colorado, created from Arapahoe County.

  2. Arapahoe County in Colorado, divided into Adams, Denver, South Arapahoe, Washington and Yuma counties.
  3. Brighton, appointed seat of Adams County in Colorado.
  4. Cortez, incorporated in Montezuma County, Colorado.
1903
  1. Eglewood incorporated in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  2. South Arapahoe County in Colorado, became Arapahoe County with Littleton as seat.
  3. January 13, James Hamilton Peabody, elected governor of Colorado (1903-January 10, 1905).
1904
  1. November 8, Brighton chosen as the permanent seat of Adams County in Colorado.
1905
  1. January 10, Alva Adams, elected third-term governor of Colorado (1905-March 16, 1905).
  2. March 16, James Hamilton Peabody, elected second-term governor of Colorado (March-March 17, 1905).
  3. March 17, Jesse Fuller McDonald, elected governor of Colorado (1905-January 8, 1907).
1906
1907
  1. Fletcher in Colorado, incorporated and renamed Aurora.
  2. January 8, Henry Augustus Buchtel, elected governor of Colorado (1907-January 12, 1909).
1908
  1. Fort Morgan incorporated as city in Morgan County, Colorado.
1909
  1. Jackson County established in Colorado, seat Walden.
  2. Temple Buell College established in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
  3. January 12, John Franklin Shafroth, elected governor of Colorado (1909-January 14, 1913).
1910
  1. Colorado population, 799,024 residents.
  2. Brighton incorporated as a city in Adams County, Colorado.
1911
  1. Colorado National Monument, established near the Colorado River in Colorado.. Coordinates 39°04'N-108°25'W. Attractions & Recreation : Balanced Rock, Coke Ovens, Independence Monument, Sentinel Spire, Window Rock.
  2. Crowley County established in Colorado, seat Ordway.
  3. Fort Lewis College, established in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado.
  4. Moffat County established in Colorado, seat Craig.
1912
  1. Bent County jail in Colorado built. Curtis Gates and Festus of the TV series Gunsmoke, lived in the jail.
1913
  1. Alamosa County established in Colorado, seat Alamosa.
  2. January 14, Elias Milton Ammons, elected governor of Colorado (1913-January 12, 1915).
1914
1915
  1. January 12, George Alfred Carlson, elected governor of Colorado (1915-January 9, 1917).
1916
1917
  1. A sugar refinery established in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado.

  2. Colorado Springs consolidated with Colorado City in El Paso County, Colorado.
  3. Estes Park incorporated in Larimer County, Colorado.
  4. January 9, Julius Caldeen Gunter, elected governor of Colorado (1917-January 14, 1919).
  5. January 10, William Frederick Cody(called Buffalo Bill), died in Denver Colorado. Buffalo hunter, Indian fighter and U.S. Army scout.
1918
  1. Boulder, incorporated as a city, in Boulder County, Colorado. Coordinates 40°01'N-105°17'W. Attractions & Recreation : Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt National Forest
  2. Fitzsimons General Army Hospital, opened in Aurora, Colorado.
  3. Loretto Heights College, established in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
1919
  1. January 14, Oliver H. Shoup, elected governor of Colorado (1919-January 9, 1923).
1920
  1. Colorado population, 939,629 residents.
1921
  1. Adams State College established in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado
1922
1923
  1. Hovenweep National Monument established west of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado and in southeast Utah. Consists of six groups of prehistoric Puebloan-era village-ruins (period about A.D. 900). The Cutthroat Castle, Goodman Point, Horseshoe&Hackberry Canyon Group, Holly Canyon Group in Colorado and the Cajon Canyon Group and Square Tower Canyon Cluster near Aneth in San Juan County, Utah. Hovenweep means 'deserted valley' in Ute Native American language.
  2. January 9, William Ellery Sweet, elected governor of Colorado (1923-January 13, 1925).
1924
1925
  1. Mesa College, established in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado.
  2. January 13, Clarence Joseph Morley, elected governor of Colorado (1925-January 11, 1927).
  3. May 1, Malcolm Scott Carpenter, born in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado. A University of Colorado aeronautical engineering graduate, Navy flight test pilot and U.S. astronaut. On May 24, 1962, Carpenter lifted off onboard of the spacecraft he dubbed Aurora 7 sitting atop the Mercury-Atlas 7 rocket. The Aurora 7 attained a maximum altitude (apogee) of 164 miles and an orbital velocity of 17, 532 miles per hour. Commander M. Scott Carpenter retired from the Navy in July 1969.
1926

50 YEARS AFTER COLORADO'S RATIFICATION TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

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1826-1926 ADAMS COUNTY Timeline 8 Topics

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Adams County organized in 1901 in Colorado, seat Brighton. Area 1,192 sq.mi. (3.087km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Aurora, Bennett, Brighton, Broomfield, Commerce City, Denver, Dupont, Eastlake, Federal Heights, Henderson, Irondale, Lochbuie, Northglenn, Strasburg, Thornton, Watkins, Welby, Westminster.
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1881
  1. Brighton in Adams County, Colorado, platted by D.F. Carmichael. Coordinates 35°59'N-104°49'W.
1887
  1. July 26, Brighton in Adams County, Colorado, became the first incorporated town in the Territory.
1889
  1. Brickworks and vegetable-canning factory established in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado.
1891
  1. Aurora founded (named Fletcher) in Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. Coordinates 39°44'N-104°52'W.
1902
  1. Adams County in Colorado, created from Arapahoe County, seat Brighton.
  2. Brighton, appointed seat of Adams County in Colorado.
1910
  1. Brighton incorporated as a city in Adams County, Colorado.
1917
  1. A sugar refinery established in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado.
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1826-1926 ARAPAHOE COUNTY Timeline 3 Topics

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Arapahoe County organized in 1861 in Colorado, seat Littleton. Area 803 sq.mi. (2.080km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Aurora, Byers, Centennial, Cherry Hills, Cherry Hills Village, Deer Trail, Denver, Englewood, Foxfield, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Sheridan.
2009
1855
  1. August 25, Arapahoe County in Colorado, created as part of the Territory of Kansas, and the first incorporated county in CO. Named for the Arapaho Native Americans.
1858
  1. First Sheriff E. W. Wynkoop, appointed in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  2. Gold placer deposit discovered near Englewood in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
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1826-1926 BOULDER COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

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Boulder County organized in 1861 in Colorado, seat Boulder. Area 742 sq.mi. (1.922km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Allenspark, Boulder, Broomfield, Eldorado Springs, Hygiene, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Niwot, Pinecliffe, Superior, Thornton, Ward, Westminster.
2009
1858
  1. Boulder settled by miners in Boulder County, Colorado.
1859
  1. Boulder organized, city in Boulder County, Colorado.
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1826-1926 BENT COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

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Bent County organized in 1870 in Colorado, seat Las Animas. Area 1,514 sq.mi. (3.921km²). Cities/Places : Caddoa, Deora, Fort Lyon, Hasty, John Martin Reservoir, las Animas, Lubers, Ninaview, Toonerville.
2009
1833
  1. Fort William 'Bent's Old Fort' a National Historic Site, built by Charles and William Bent and Ceran St. Vrain in Bent County, CO.
1849
  1. August, Fort William in Bent County CO, blown up by William Bent, after the Army declined to buy the fort.
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1826-1926 DENVER COUNTY Timeline 3 Topics

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Denver County organized in 1901 in Colorado seat Denver. Area 153 sq.mi. (396km²). Cities/Places : Aurora, Denver, Fort Logan, Glendale, Lakewood, Sheridan, Wheat Ridge.
2009
1859
  1. Denver settled in the 'Pike's Peak or bust' gold rush period, in Denver County, Colrorado. Coordinates 39°43'N-105°01'W. Attractions & Recreation : Winter Park.
1875
  1. March 29, Carpenter, sheriff and army Colonel, John Long Routt appointed last territorial and first state governor of Colorado (1875-January 14, 1879). Born on April 25, 1826 in Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, died on August 13, 1907 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
1876
  1. March 19, Herbert Thacker Herr, born in Denver,Denver County, Colorado. Engineer, steam turbines.
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1826-1926 EL PASO COUNTY Timeline 1 Topics

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El Paso county organized in 1861 in Colorado, seat Colorado Springs. Area 2,127 sq.mi. (5.509km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Amo, Black Forest, Cadet Station, Calhan, Cascade, Chipita Park, Cimarron Hills, Colorado Springs, Crystal Hills, Eastonville, Edison, Elbert, Ellicott, Falcon, Fort Carson Fountain, Green Mountain Falls, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, Peyton, Ramah, Rockrimmon, Rush, Security, Truckton, Ute Pass, Widefield, Woodmoor, Yoder.
2009
1859
El Dorado City (Colorado Springs), founded in El Paso County, Colorado.
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1826-1926 FREMONT COUNTY Timeline 1 Topics

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Fremont County organized in 1861 in Colorado, seat Canon City. Area 1,533 sq.mi. (3.970km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Brewster, Brookside, Buckskin Joe, Canon City, Coal Creek, Coaldale, Cotopaxi, Florence, Hillside, Howard, Ilse, Parkdale, Penitentiary, Penrose, Portland, Prospect Heights, Rockvale, Texas Creek, Williamsburg


2009
1859
  1. Canon City, settled by gold seekers, a former Ute Native Americans site, located in Fremont County, Colorado. Coordinates 38°27'N-105°14'W. Attractions & Recreation : Buckskin Joe, Royal Gorge.
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1826-1926 LARIMER COUNTY Timeline 1 Topics

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Larimer County organized in 1861 in Colorado, seat Fort Collins. Area 2,601 sq.mi. (6.737km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Brllvue, Berthoud, Drake, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Glen Haven, Laporte, Livermore, Loveland, Masonville, Timnath, Virginia Dale, Wellington. Attractions & Recreation : e.g. Red Feather Lakes, Rocky Mountain National Park

2009
1859
  1. Estes Park settled and named for first settler Joel Estes, in Larimer County, Colorado. Coordinates 40°23'N-105°31'W. Attractions & Recreation : Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road
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1826-1926 PITKIN COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

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Pitkin County organized in 1881 in Colorado, seat Aspen. Area 970 sq.mi. (2.512km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Aspen, Aspen-Gerbaz, Meredith, Nast, Norrie, Old Snowmass, Snowmass, Snowmass Village, West Village, Woody Creek
2009
1881
  1. Aspen incorporated in Pitkin County, Colorado.
  2. Pitkin County established in Colorado, seat Aspen.
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1826-1926 WELD COUNTY Timeline 1 Topics

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Weld County organized in 1861 in Colorado, seat Greeley. Area 3,993 (10.342km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Ault, Brighton, Briggsdale, Carr, Dacono, Eaton, Erie, Evans, Firestone, Fort Lupton, Fort Morgan, Frederick, Galeton, Garden City, Gilcrest, Gill, Greeley, Grover, Hereford, Hudson, Johnstown, Keenesburg, Kersey, La Salle, Longmont, Lucerne, Mead, Milliken, New Raymer, Nunn, Pierce, Platteville, Raymen, Roggen, Severance, Stoneham, Wattenburg, Windsor.
2009
1837
  1. Fort Vasquez, built near Greeley in Weld County, CO.
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