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Marbleous Marble, Colorado
Submitted by Noel on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 11:09amThe little town of Marble, Colorado has had a big role in the construction of some of our country’s most hallowed monuments and important buildings.
The Sand Creek Massacre: 148th Anniversary
Submitted by Noel on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 6:00pmToday marks the 148th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre, one of the most unfortunate events in Colorado and United States history. On November 29, 1864, 700 troops led by Colonel John M.
John Fante: The Colorado Author of Ask the Dust
Submitted by Noel on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 4:52pmIn the preface to the 1979 edition of John Fante’s novel, Ask The Dust, Cha
W.P.A. Writer's Project - Recording Denver's Ethnic History
Submitted by Noel on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 10:40amYou might have known that the early Greeks of Denver established restaurants, but did you know that the Jewish population of Denver in the 1930’s numbered 18,000, and that many Jews lived nea
Tom "Headbanger" Hallewell: A Punk Rock Archive at Your Public Library
Submitted by Noel on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 5:11pmRemember when...
Submitted by smcdonald on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 3:30pmDalton Trumbo - Born and Raised in Colorado
Submitted by Noel on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 10:56amDalton Trumbo was an Oscar-winning screenwriter who wrote screenplays such as Papillon
Was Wyatt Earp a Cold Blooded Murderer?
Submitted by kcutsfor on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 11:23amOn October 26, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and their comrade Doc Holliday locked horns with the Clanton and McLaury brothers in what became the most famous shoo
Dogs and Mad Englishmen
Submitted by jjeffrey on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 1:54pmWith the Olympics still in full swing the jacket of Prairie Fever caught my eye. The Union Jack above a group of gentlefolks in the middle of the vast American prairie.




















