Colorado’s path to statehood stretched across nearly two decades, collided with national politics and reflected deep ...

Kansas became a state but lost considerable size and economic resources when eastern and central Colorado were carved out of ...

You think the growth in Colorado is crazy now? It’s nothing compared to the influx of people during the gold rush. All those people meant the lawless west needed good government. That's partly why the ...

Twenty miles east down a dirt road from Pueblo, along two miles of the Huerfano River, Joseph Doyle carved an existence out of nothing in 1859. What began as 1,200 acres of arid land below the Spanish ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Crowds flocked to Old Colorado City again Sunday as the 47th Annual Territory Days continued. The three-day event celebrates Old Colorado City's history as the territorial ...

DENVER, Colorado — In 1859, people living in what is today known as Colorado didn't feel their needs were being met by the territorial government. It was located all the way in Kansas City and the ...

“The Maennerchor ball was the big thing of last night, at their new hall,” reported the daily News of Jan. 1, 1876.

August first is Colorado Day--the day that Colorado became the 38th State. Colorado's path to statehood is the story how a radically free and independent people have exercised their sovereign right of ...

Territory Days draws tens of thousands to Old Colorado City over Memorial Day weekend for music, food, vendors and family activities. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette. Once upon a time, in a town ...