1874 AD
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Mountains: July 1: Denver South Park and Pacific Railway opens for business up the Platte Canyon in Douglas County. (Post: p.127) |
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1877 AD
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Mountains: October 11: Platte Canyon post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.115) |
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1880 AD
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Mountains: The John Mouat Lumber Company opens the first sawmill on the banks of the Platte River at the site of the current town of Trumbul. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.33) |
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1884 AD
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Mountains: Indian Park school built. (Marr: Douglas County: A Historical Journey.: p.229) |
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1886 AD
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Mountains: Elias Ammons and Thomas Dawson begin ranching on the South Platte River. Ammons would latter become governor of Colorado, while Dawson Butte in central Douglas County was named in honor of Thomas Dawson. (: Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.124) |
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1891 AD
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Mountains: Forest Reserve Act passes, creating Pike National Forest. (Heckscher) |
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1895 AD
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Mountains: April: Gold is discovered in Tyler, in the mountains near Westcreek. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.34) |
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Mountains: November 27: Tyler Post Office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.144) |
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Mountains: Denver Water Board begins acquiring land along the Platte River in western Douglas County. (: Rocky Mountain News) |
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1896 AD
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Mountains: E. L. Rodgers plats the town of Nighthawk to provide a base for lumberins and gold mining in the South Platte River area. |
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Mountains: Denver Water Board begins acquiring land along the Platte River in western Douglas County. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.112) |
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Mountains: April 11: Daffodil post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.41) |
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Mountains: January 23: Pemberton post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.112) |
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Mountains: March 16: Gold mining town of Westcreek incorporated with post office. |
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Mountains: Westcreek school opens. (Cornish) |
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Mountains: First ore shipment from Westcreek. |
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1902 AD
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Mountains: March 28: Bethesda post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.19) |
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Mountains: April 14: Pemberton post office becomes Westcreek. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.112) |
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1905 AD
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Mountains: Cheesman Dam built in southwestern Douglas County by the Denver Water Board. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.25) |
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1908 AD
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Mountains: February 19: Daffodil post office changed to Deckers. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.41) |
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1911 AD
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Mountains: September 27: Strontia Springs post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.136) |
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1912 AD
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Mountains: National Forest Fire Lookout established on Devil's Head. |
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1913 AD
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Mountains: Nighthawk renamed Bethesda. |
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1917 AD
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Mountains: Town of Daffodil changes its name to Deckers. (: Record Journal of Douglas County.) |
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1942 AD
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Mountains: Colorado and Southern Railroad pulls rail lines in the Platte Canyon. |
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1945 AD
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Mountains: July: Woodbine Lodge, restaurant, gambling establishment, burns down. (: Record Journal of Douglas County.: Rocky Mountain News.) |
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1946 AD
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Mountains: Three-day snowstorm cripples Jarre Canyon for 16 days. |
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Mountains: Shamballa Ashrama is founded by the Brotherhood of the White Temple. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.167) |
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1948 AD
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Mountains: Pike's Peak National Forest in Douglas County is closed to cattle grazing. (Roudebush: History of Sedalia and Jarre Canyon.: p.25) |
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1965 AD
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Mountains: Westcreek School closes (last of one room schools to close in the county, children sent to Woodland Park.) (: Douglas County News-Press.) |
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1973 AD
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1974 AD
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Mountains: Two Forks Dam proposed on the South Platte River. |
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1983 AD
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Mountains: May 10: Hwy 67 between Westcreek and Deckers washes out from a flood along the South Platte. |
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1996 AD
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Mountains: May 18: Buffalo Creek Fire destroys 10,000 acres in the Pike National Forest. (: Douglas County News-Press.) |
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