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Colfax Avenue is the main street that runs east–west through the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. As U.S. Highway 40 , it was one of two principal highways serving Denver before the Interstate Highway System was constructed.
Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax; Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), politician and 17th vice president of the United States; Schuyler Colfax III (1870–1925), American politician, 11th mayor of South Bend, Illinois, and son of the Schuyler Colfax; William Colfax (1756–1838), American Revolutionary War officer
Named for U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax and incorporated in 1891 with a population of around 300, the Town of Colfax was its own municipality. Golden Avenue was the town's main street, so named as it was the link between Denver and Golden. It was renamed Colfax Avenue in 1896. In 1897 the Town of Colfax was annexed by the City of Denver. [4]
Mineral water was discovered in the area in 1875, which led to the development of the mineral water-based health industry in Colfax. The historic district represents the growth during this time period. After the health-related mineral water industry declined, Colfax expanded its farm-to-market economy in the late inter-war and post-World War II ...
That full length was quickly followed by an EP named Side 3. Common's band, Blinding Flashes of Light, was a large collective of musicians, artists and friends drawn from Denver's indie music scene. [2] They toured across the United States multiple times in support of Beautiful Empty and Side 3. The musical collective evolved into John Common ...
The Colorado Colfax Kids Marathon was a race like the Colorado Colfax Marathon, established in 2006. The run was for Kindergarten to 8th grade students. It was a run that is only 1.2 miles (1.9 km). The students ran the other 25.2 miles (40.6 km) in training. The training lasted from February to early May.
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Colfax is a town in, and the parish seat of, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States, [4] founded in 1869. Colfax is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana metropolitan area . The largely African American population of Colfax counted 1,558 at the 2010 census .