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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Forest Crossen for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-crossen
Abstract
Forest Crossen, author and historian, reflects on his family's move from Montana to Colorado. Reflects on riding the Denver Interurban Electric Car from Denver to Boulder in the early 1920s. Discusses his first jobs in Boulder, his education, and his dreams of becoming a professional writer. Discusses working on railroads, particularly working at the Moffat Tunnel.
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Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-brown_pikes
Abstract
Robert (Bob) Brown, retired teacher and author, discusses how Pike's Peak got its name. Explains what Colorado looked like before it became a territory or state and the formation of different towns and cities in Colorado. Brown discusses the how the Gold Rush, which brought people out West to Colorado, was precipitated by the "Panic of 1857," an economic depression. Discusses how people traveled out west, mostly by stagecoaches, by the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, or the Smoky Hill...
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- Gold mines and mining 1
- Moffat Tunnel (Colo.) 1
- Montana 1
- Oregon National Historic Trail 1
- Pikes Peak (Colo.) 1
- Railroads -- Employees 1
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail 1
- Smoky Hill Trail (Colo. and Kan.) 1
- Stagecoaches 1
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