Renovations at the Capitol
If you work or live near the State Capitol you have probably seen all of the scaffolding and construction work …
historic places
Time Machine Tuesday: The Lost Town of Caribou, Colorado
It can’t really be called a ghost town, because there’s almost nothing left to mark the location of Caribou, Colorado, …
The Buildings of Auraria
The Auraria Higher Education Center (or Auraria Campus, as it is often known) is quite unique among Colorado’s college campuses. …
Time Machine Tuesday: Amache Relocation Center and Colorado’s Japanese Americans
In February 1942, during the height of WWII, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the relocation and internment of …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Moffat Tunnel
Getting trains through the Rocky Mountains has always been a challenge — steep grades, rocky cliffs, and tall snowdrifts are …
Time Machine Tuesday: Bent’s Fort
If you’re looking for a fun and educational place to take your kids this summer, they will surely enjoy Bent’s …
Time Machine Tuesday: Gilpin County
During the Colorado Gold Rush, Gilpin County was one of the leading areas attracting miners and prospectors to attempt to …
All About Pikes Peak
Without a doubt, it’s Colorado’s most famous mountain. And while it’s neither the tallest mountain in Colorado nor the most …
Main Street Revitalization Act
In 2014 the Colorado Legislature passed HB14-1311, the “Colorado Job Creation and Main Street Revitalization Act,” which provided tax credits …
Denver’s Most Haunted House
The Croke-Patterson-Campbell Mansion, a turreted sandstone castle at 11th and Pennsylvania in Capitol Hill, is often considered to be the …
Georgetown’s Hotel de Paris
If you’re headed to the mountains this summer and are looking for some interesting history, stop in Georgetown — right …
Denver’s Cheesman Park
Denver’s Cheesman Park is a great place to walk, jog, picnic, sunbathe, and relax. But did you know that it …
Estes Park
Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is one of Colorado’s best-known tourist towns. But how …
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell the story of Colorado’s mining …
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide military protection to early settlers …
The Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion
The Colorado governor’s mansion, officially named the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, is the “White House” of Colorado. It is …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Capitol Buildings
For those interested in Denver’s architecture, one of the treasures of our library collection is a 1940s publication entitled Colorado …
Littleton Turns 125
In case you missed the story in Saturday’s paper, Littleton is celebrating its 125th birthday this year. With an 1890 population …
Campus Architecture
The Summer 2014 issue of Mines magazine features a story on the campus’s historic architecture, “Building History: Campus Structures Reveal …
Colorado Points of Interest
As you travel through Colorado, you will find numerous markers designating points of interest. Some of these are historical, and others …