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The properties are distributed across 48 of Denver's 79 official neighborhoods.For the purposes of this list, the city is split into four regions: West Denver, which includes all of the city west of the South Platte River; Downtown Denver, which includes the neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Central Business District, Civic Center, Five Points, North Capitol Hill, and Union Station; and Northeast ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Denver, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in western Denver, Colorado, United States. West Denver is defined as being all of the city west of the South Platte River. The locations ...
The Western History Association (WHA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded in 1961 [1] at Santa Fe, New Mexico by Ray Allen Billington, et al. Included in the field of study are the American West and western Canada. The Western History Association was headquartered from 2012 to 2017 at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. [2]
Western Archaic, prehistoric: AD 0 - 1799: Work of Art: Uncompahgre Complex, Ute: National, State: 58: Fourth of July Valley (Site ID 5BL120) Grand, near Tabernash: Paleo-Indian, Archaic: 7000 - 4000 BC: Campsite, kill site, possibly residential: James Allen, McKean cultures: 67: Fowlers Parrish (Site ID 5WL100) Weld, near Orchard: Paleo-Indian ...
In addition to the main collection of philatelic literature, maps, auction catalogues, journals and clippings, the library is home to several specialist collections and club collections. These include the Western History and Railroad collection and the Scandinavian Collectors Club library.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) was incorporated on October 27, 1870, by General William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), and a board of four directors. It was originally announced that the new 3 ft (914 mm) railroad would proceed south from Denver and travel an estimated 875 miles (1,408 km) south to El Paso via Pueblo, westward along the Arkansas River, and continue southward through the ...
The Festival of Mountain and Plain was an annual celebration of pioneer days in the Old West held in early October in Denver from 1895 to 1899, and in 1901 with a final attempt at revival in 1912. [1] Organized by The Mountain and Plain Festival Association, the event featured a parade and rodeo. It continued until at least 1902.
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.