1864 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Conrad Moschel is murdered by Native Americans near the George Engl Ranch. His epitaph is carved into the nearby bluffs, and becomes a marker for travelers. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.57) |
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1865 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: March 27: Spring Valley post office established. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.135) |
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1870 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Spring Valley Cemetery founded. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.191) |
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1871 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Lake Gulch school district formed. (Doepke Family) |
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1872 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: February 12: Frost's Ranch post office changed to Rock Ridge. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.123) |
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1873 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: June 3: Greenland post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989. Supplement.: p.2) |
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1875 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Greenland was named by Helen Hunt Jackson. (Johnson: p.1) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: The town of Greenland is established by Fred Z. Salmon. (Hall: History of the State of Colorado, Vol. III.: p.336) |
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1877 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Pratt or Cherry School (District 20) is built on West Cherry Creek. (Marr: Douglas County: A Historical Journey.: p.53) |
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1880 - 1887 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: East Cherry Creek School opens. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.10) |
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1885 AD
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1887 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Rock Ridge School is open and operating as Douglas County School District Number 24. (: Castle Rock Journal.) |
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1890 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Castlewood Canyon Dam is built at a cost of $100,000. (Horan: p.18) |
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1892 AD
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1897 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: August 7: Case post office opens, name changed from Rock Ridge. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.31) |
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1899 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Cedar Grove or Larson's School is in operation as School District 33. (: "Special School Tax." Castle Rock Journal.) |
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1900 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: April 7: Cherry post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.33) |
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1902 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Columbine school built. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.5) |
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1912 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: New Cherry school constructed after first school burned down. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.5) |
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1913 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Case post office changed to Irving. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.78) |
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1914 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: New East Cherry school built. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.10) |
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1918 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Worldwide flu epidemic is felt in Douglas County, as at least one family is wiped out in the Cherry Valley area. |
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1920 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: New school constructed at Case/Rock Ridge/Irving. (Cornish) |
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1924 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Denver and Rio Grande depot at Greenland burns down. (Johnson: p.1) |
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1929 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Columbine school burns down, and is not replaced. (Douglas County Historical Society: Our Heritage: People of Douglas County.: p.378) |
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1933 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: August 2: Castlewood Canyon Dam collapses after three to nine inches of rain falls in 9 hours. Floodwaters reach all the way to Denver. (Horan: p.18) |
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1952 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Cherry Valley School created from Spring Valley (District 3) Upper Lake Gulch (District 13) Goldale (District 14) Cherry or Pratt (District 20) East Cherry (District 22) Irving/Case/Rock Ridge (District 24) Cedar Grove (District 33) and Pine Grove (District 27). (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.5) |
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1959 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: March 31: Greenland Post Office closes. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989. Supplement.: p.2) |
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1961 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Castlewood Canyon State Park established. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.56) |
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1994 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Larkspur, Cherry Valley, and Roxborough satellite libraries open. (Maguire) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Russellville archaeological site survey completed. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.59) |
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1995 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Castlewood Canyon Dam site put on Colorado Register of Historic Places. |
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1996 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Douglas County acquires Prairie Canyon Ranch, purchases development easement on Cherokee Ranch. (: Douglas County News-Press.: Douglas County News-Press.) |
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2000 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Greenland Ranch is protected as open space. (: Douglas County News-Press.) |
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