Colorado History

Colorado’s Lakeside Amusement Park has been a staple in Denver since 1908, and has surprising links to Freemasonry.

The Hundred-Year Flood was a natural disaster that devastated Littleton, Colorado, in 1965.

During prohibition, bootlegging in Colorado was a huge money maker for members of organized crime families until law enforcement caught wind of a convention and made numerous arrests.

Katherine Slaughterback, better known as Rattlesnake Kate, became a Colorado legend after killing 140 rattlesnakes in one day.

The Colorado State Fair has been a big part of Colorado since 1872 and, interestingly, elephants were involved in its inception.

The Bloody Espinosas were three family members that, in the 1860s, claimed over 30 lives across what would later become Colorado.

At just 12, he left home for a life of thrills. William Ivy Baldwin’s adventures remind us of the fearless spirit right here in Colorado.

It’s undisputed that Colorado belongs to a group of states known as the ‘Wild West,’ and there are plenty of examples that support this distinction.

Imagine stepping into a piece of Colorado’s history, where every corner whispers tales from the Gilded Age.

The Lumber Baron Inn in Denver, Colorado, is a historic, and allegedly haunted, mansion with a dark, troubling past.