by Tony | Oct 23, 2023 | History
FRANCIS X. AUBRY Also known as “The Telegraph,” Francis X. Aubry pioneered the “Aubry Cutoff” on the Santa Fe Trail. From a point on the Arkansas River, just east of present-day Syracuse, Kansas, he headed across southeastern Colorado to the Cimarron River. Aubry is...
by Tony | Oct 22, 2023 | History
After its formation in 1830, The Bent, St. Vrain & Company’s Mexican trade grew rapidly as their wagon trains traveled between Independence and Westport, Missouri, and company stores in Santa Fe and Taos where they traded cloth, glass, hardware, and tobacco for...
by Tony | Oct 19, 2023 | History
During Colorado’s coal mining era, fatalities among colliers were shockingly double the global average, revealing mine owners’ severe safety negligence. Without unions, workers feared dismissal for complaints, as companies provided housing linked to...
by Tony | Oct 19, 2023 | History
In the mid-1960s, a group of college-aged artists purchased a six-acre plot outside of Trinidad and built livable domes out of railroad ties and discarded lumber. They, along with other artists, would live off sales of their work and share a bank account to buy food...
by Tony | Oct 19, 2023 | History
Cuerno Verde: Spain’s Don Juan de Oñate founded New Mexico on behalf of his home country in 1598. This new frontier expanded for hundreds, if not thousands of miles in the minds of the Spanish. This mentality led to decades of battles between the Spaniards and...
by Tony | Oct 19, 2023 | History
Kit Carson was a legendary American frontiersman, scout, and explorer who played a significant role in the expansion of the United States in the 19th century. Born in 1809, Carson gained fame for his extraordinary skills as a wilderness guide and his pivotal role in...
