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Chief Ouray and Chipeta. Ancestral Puebloans — A diverse group of peoples that lived in the valleys and mesas of the Colorado Plateau; Apache Nation — An Athabaskan-speaking nation that lived in the Great Plains in the 18th century, then migrated southward to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, leaving a void on the plains that was filled by the Arapaho and Cheyenne from the east.
Colorado municipalities operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority. Colorado currently has two consolidated city and county governments, 61 home rule cities, 12 statutory cities, 35 home rule towns, 161 statutory towns, and one territorial charter municipality. The most populous municipality is the City and County of ...
The History Colorado Center opens in Denver. September 21: U.S. President Barack Obama issues a proclamation creating Chimney Rock National Monument on 4,726 acres (19 km 2) of the San Juan National Forest. [61] July 30: Missy Franklin of Centennial wins the first of four gold medals in swimming at the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. July 20
The Colorado Territory existed until it was admitted into the Union as the State of Colorado on August 1, 1876. The Colorado Enabling Act is signed on March 3, 1875. On March 3, 1875, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed An Act to enable the people of Colorado to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of the said ...
History Colorado offers the public access to cultural and heritage resources of Colorado, including museums and special programs for individuals and families, collection stewardship of Colorado's historic treasures, educational resources for schools, students and teachers, services related to preservation, archaeology and history, and the Stephen H. Hart Research Library.
Pages in category "History of Colorado" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 203 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, [2] until August 1, 1876, ...
The self-proclaimed Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was organized on November 7, 1859. [3] Jefferson Territory included all of present-day Colorado, but extended about 3 miles (5 km) farther east, 138 miles (222 km) farther north, and about 50 miles (80 km) farther west. [4]