Frontier Life
For explorers, gold seekers and pioneers, life in the West was their chance to achieve the life of their dreams. As groups traveled west to homestead property, farm or join the mining rush, there became a need to establish order through towns and local governments. The settlement of the state spanned several hundred years from the time first documented explorers arrived in the southern part of the state in the 1540s to the establishment of frontier towns in the early 1900s. Today, you can see evidence of early exploration at Pike’s Stockade or mining boomtowns like Leadville. Famous frontiersman such Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill Cody have left an indelible mark on our State’s history.
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Blue skies and rolling prairies just a short drive east of Denver. "Our Journey" Heritage Tourism travel kit includes free tickets to historic attractions in our four...
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5-acre campus with 18 historic buildings, Denver/Rio Grand narrow gauge "Cinderella of the Rockies" train, 54 antique cars and Gunnison's cultural and historic 130...
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Showcasing the region's history, the site includes a museum, 1840s-style adobe trading post and archaeological excavation for the 1842 El Pueblo trading post....
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Step back in time and get a taste of rural life on an early 20th-century fruit ranch. Don't miss the actual Uintah Railway trestle and cars, farm animals and the...
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Displays include Native American pottery, firearms of the Old West, replica stagecoach and much more!
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The Alliance presents a collection of historic sites and tours, providing visitors with a first-hand experience of what life was like in Historic Breckenridge.
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Prehistoric Indian ruins (1100-1300 AD). Museum displaying artifacts. Retail store. Native American dance performances (June–Aug.). Open year-round. Closed...
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