Wyoming-Colorado Border Wars Deep in the heart of the American West lie two of the largest, most rugged, beautiful states in the nation, both of which have long been engaged in a heated rivalry. North and South from one another, Wyoming and Colorado have been at a border war since before either even gained statehood. With 97,195 square miles, Wyoming is the 10th largest of all 50 states. While the state is vast in land, it is scarce in population. As of 2005, a mere 509,294 residents inhabit
times in American history was the conflict with the natives. A “war” fought with lies and brute force, the eviction and genocide of Native Americans still remains one of the most controversial topics when the subject of morality comes up. Perhaps one of the most egregious events to come of this atrocity was the Sand Creek Massacre. On the morning of November 29th, 1864, under the command of Colonel John Chivington, 700 members of the Colorado Volunteer Cavalry raped, looted, and killed the members of
Cripple Creek Miners Strike: At the end of the 19th century, Cripple Creek was the largest town in the gold-mining district that included the towns of Altman, Anaconda, Arequa, Goldfield, Elkton, Independence and Victor, about 20 miles from Colorado Springs on the southwest side of Pikes Peak. Surface gold was discovered in the area in 1891, and within three years more than 150 mines were operating there. As the silver miners came into the gold mines they caused a lowering of wages. Mine owners
Colorado is a beautiful and historical state; the wide open plains, the glorious tall mountains, the history of its people that have shaped Colorado into what it is today. There is a lot to explore and learn when it comes to the Centennial State. Because of its history, Colorado is considered to be the meeting ground amongst three sections in the American West; the Atlantic Coast and Mississippi Valley, North and South, and Massachusetts and Virginia. These sections have shaped and developed the
Pikes Peak, the highest summit in America Tara Dhungana James Fell HIS-225CC1 Colorado History March 7, 2016 Most often, geography and history are relatively synonymous, because several locations have a resounding places in history. The main concepts of geography such as location, place, and regions are related with the major ideas of history such as time, period, and events. The relationship between history and geography is especially close because they represent two fundamental dimensions
Chapter 5 presents the western area and how the Colorado Fur Trade really began in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, with Taos and Santa Fe being the trade centers. It all began with the “coarse fur” trade (deer, antelope and elk) with northern New Mexico by the Spanish beginning in the mid-1600s and lasting well into the 1850s, later expanding into the “fine fur” trade (beaver and muskrat) in the 1800s. From here, it’s hard to follow exactly how the trade was conducted as until the early
INTRODUCTION During the 1980’s Colorado experienced a bust in its economy. Like always, Colorado made a comeback in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. In this paper I will discuss what accounted for this bust, the resurgence of this bust, and how federal spending played a role in this point in history. 1980’S BUST Many factors played into the bust of the 1980’s. One of these was layoffs. During this economic downturn nearly 48,000 workers were laid off. Frontier airlines went bankrupt in 1986 and shut
have to change their mascot and their name if they are named after a certain group of people. Aside from professional sports teams having offensive names, high school and college teams also have offensive names. In Greenly, Colorado at the University of Northern Colorado, their mascot is the Fightin’ Reds. Of course, this name sounds very racists, depicting Native Americans in a very harsh manner. Students on the basketball team renamed their team, The Fightin’ Whites. They were trying to depict
Water… A resource that is vital to a person’s everyday life. Water is what our farmers use to grow their crops, water is what the energy industry uses to extract oil and gas from the earth, water is what we consumers drink and depend on everyday. Without water, we could not live and function. In fact, water is so important that 70 years ago Texas and Mexico signed a treaty, in 1944, to ensure that both Texas and Mexico would always share water in the Rio Grande River. For decades this treaty has
Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830 – 1890 was written by seventy – four year old author Peter Pagnamenta. Pagnamenta was born April 12, 1941, where he lived with his parents Frank and Daphane in Oxford, England. He attended Cambridge University where he received his Masters of Arts in 1963. Pagnamenta worked in television there in England with British Broadcasting Channel (BBC) in the 60’s, a producer in New York City, New York starting into the 1970’s and then started
Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Utah and Colorado. (Brody, 13) Dominated 40.000 square miles of the Four Corner region. (Stuart, 7) Was an area nearly the size of Scotland - and remarkably larger than any one European principal city of the
one time, the lynx lived all the way along the Continental Divide clear up into Canada. Now, after being gone from Colorado for 25 years, the animal has been reintroduced into the lower tip of the lynx's historic habitat, the San Juan Mountains (Rogers). So far, out of 33 lynx that are being tracked, all of them are roaming in 276 square kilometers of the southwestern portion of Colorado that runs from the New Mexico border up to the I-70 corridor and from Monarch Pass over to Taylor Mesa (Shenk). In
views. Censorship should not be placed on books. Every person can find a particular section in a book that they do not agree is appropriate. ?Many local censorship incidents still consist of one parent complaining about one book? (Fege, 10). ?In Colorado kids were eager to hear the fascinating tales of Harry Potter. That all stopped when people thought the book was evil and thought that it did not belong in the schools.? (1) How can people take a book that a child enjoys based on their views?
The Rocky Mountains are an incredible mountain range located in North America in the Western Hemisphere. The mountain range stretches from northern Colorado and into southwestern Canada. It is home to a diverse ecosystem, both geographically and biologically and is revered as a monumental landform worldwide. The geologic history of the Rocky Mountains has come about as an aggregation of millions of years. Briefly speaking, the formation of the Rockies transpired from hundreds and millions of years
After the Civil War, Americans abandoned the sectional emphasis caused by slavery and developed a national focus. During the period from 1865-1890, Americans completed the settlement of the West. For the farmers and ranchers, the American West was a land of opportunity because land was cheap and the Homestead Act provided land to farmers, including immigrants and blacks, in order to grow crops, raise cattle and make a profit. The American West was also seen as a land of opportunity for miners due
Historian Fredrick Jackson Turner has become synonymous with the American West because of his famous, “Frontier Thesis”. In his essay Turner lays out his evidence that when the 1890 census stated that the frontier was closed, Turner believed that meant that was the end of the first part of American history. He stated, “What the Mediterranean Sea was to the Greeks, breaking the bond of custom, offering new experiences, calling out new institutions and activities, that, and more, the ever retreating
This case study provides deep understanding of the ethical behaviour of New Belgium Brewery. It undertakes analysis of how this company has integrated corporate social responsibility into their core beliefs and values. NBB has taken care of the environment by saving and renewing energy in every possible area of production. Introducing the competitors and community to the philanthropic idea of giving back to the society is a huge step of moving into the market and trying to put challenge to its competitors
The Waldo Canyon Fire Approximately three miles west of Colorado Springs in the Pike National Forest, the Waldo Canyon fire of 2012 was the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history burning 18, 247 acres, killing two people, destroying 347 homes and damaging many more (City of Colorado Springs, 2013). In addition to property damages and loss of life, there were other damages caused from this wildfire to include wildlife, plant life, watershed and soil. Economic damages caused by this wildfire
Alexandra Ellis Exam 1 September 23rd, 2015 Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park, established in 1906 by President Roosevelt, is a part of the Colorado Plateau and lies in the Southwestern corner of Colorado. The park covers about eighty-one square miles and the entire Mesa Verde area which contains the park, is about five hundred and twenty square miles. (nationalparkguru.com) The park was established as a “national park” to protect archaeological sites made
The American Frontier consisted of a vibrant and expansive land made for the opportunity of American settlement. Unfortunately, the age of exploration of the Frontier officially ended in 1890 with the U.S Census Bureau declaring that “here can hardly be said to be a frontier line." A historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, claimed that the Frontier shaped American culture and the attitude of Americans. By evaluating U.S Census Bureau statistics, he famously wrote the Frontier Thesis. Along with the