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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOQ_native-americans-on-clear-creek_Golden-CO.html
For many years, the Ute Indians lived in the mountains west of the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon, hunting and trading with area travelers. The Arapaho, refugees from the Great Lakes region, and the Cheyenne arrived in the area during the mid-18th Ce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOP_greeleys-crossing_Golden-CO.html
In June, 1859, while the first bridge was being built over Clear Creek, the famous reporter Horace Greeley passed through Golden. He attempted to cross Clear Creek from this point on the south bank. Horace embarked on his mule from the river bank …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOO_bridge-load-ordinance-background_Golden-CO.html
Colorado Transcript, September 13, 1882: "Washington Avenue Bridge was badly damaged last Saturday evening by some ignoramus driving and crowding a big drove of cattle on to it. The damage has since been repaired."Golden Globe, September 23, 1882:…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXON_clear-creek_Golden-CO.html
Clear Creek is one of the most popular and historic waterways of the Front Range. The Clear Creek watershed covers approximately 1550 square kilometers (600 square miles), includes five counties, and more than thirteen communities. From the headwa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOM_ferrell-berthoud-home-miners-hotel_Golden-CO.html
John M. Ferrell came to the Golden valley from upstate New York in June of 1859. He camped on the southeastern banks of Clear Creek and created the Washington Avenue crossing for the gold rushers. When Golden was organized, Ferrell became one of i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOL_winter-wind-on-the-mesa_Golden-CO.html
This stunning sculpture provides beauty and grace to the Clear Creek and Table Mountain backdrop. She was placed to honor the Native Americans indigenous to Golden, primarily the Arapahoe, Ute and Cheyenne. Funding was sponsored by Peak Properties…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOK_jolly-rancher-1113-washington-avenue_Golden-CO.html
In May of 1949, Bill and Dorothy Harmsen purchased an ice cream machine and leased a storefront on the east side of Washington Ave. The Harmsens chose the name Jolly Rancher for their store to reflect a spirit of western hospitality. High quality …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOJ_1115-washington-avenue_Golden-CO.html
The Colorado Transcript, Colorado's second oldest newspaper, began here on November 24, 1866. General Gorge West, a Civil War veteran, and one of the founders of Golden and the Colorado School of Mines, started the paper. Constructed in 1870, it i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOH_1211-washington-avenue_Golden-CO.html
The original building was constructed in 1870 by John H. Parsons and William H. Curry as the City Restaurant Hotel for an Italian immigrant Charles Garbarino. It originally had arched windows and doors on both floors and an ornate wood balcony use…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXM6_castle-rock_Castle-Rock-CO.html
The founders of Castle Rock platted their town beneath a prominent rock outcrop of the same name in 1874, and proudly advertised it as a year-round resort, knowing the value of beautiful scenery to attract settlers and tourists. But even greater v…