Author: Linda Bjorklund
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439656932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
From Gregory's Diggings prospector to Denver mayor, Richard Sopris left an indelible mark on the Mile High City and Centennial State. During an 1860 prospecting expedition, Sopris discovered Glenwood Springs and the nearly thirteen-thousand-foot summit later named for him. Following life as a steamboat captain, he was appointed captain of Company C, First Colorado Cavalry, in 1861 and commanded volunteer troops at Glorieta Pass. After serving as a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Colorado and as Arapaho County sheriff, he helped quell the Hop Alley Chinese Riot of 1880 and enacted public works projects to rid Denver of a deadly typhoid outbreak. After his mayoral term ended in 1881, Sopris became the first commissioner of his beloved City Park. Author Linda Bjorklund celebrates the unsung life and accomplishments of a founding son of Colorado.
Richard Sopris in Early Denver
Author: Linda Bjorklund
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439656932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
From Gregory's Diggings prospector to Denver mayor, Richard Sopris left an indelible mark on the Mile High City and Centennial State. During an 1860 prospecting expedition, Sopris discovered Glenwood Springs and the nearly thirteen-thousand-foot summit later named for him. Following life as a steamboat captain, he was appointed captain of Company C, First Colorado Cavalry, in 1861 and commanded volunteer troops at Glorieta Pass. After serving as a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Colorado and as Arapaho County sheriff, he helped quell the Hop Alley Chinese Riot of 1880 and enacted public works projects to rid Denver of a deadly typhoid outbreak. After his mayoral term ended in 1881, Sopris became the first commissioner of his beloved City Park. Author Linda Bjorklund celebrates the unsung life and accomplishments of a founding son of Colorado.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439656932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
From Gregory's Diggings prospector to Denver mayor, Richard Sopris left an indelible mark on the Mile High City and Centennial State. During an 1860 prospecting expedition, Sopris discovered Glenwood Springs and the nearly thirteen-thousand-foot summit later named for him. Following life as a steamboat captain, he was appointed captain of Company C, First Colorado Cavalry, in 1861 and commanded volunteer troops at Glorieta Pass. After serving as a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Colorado and as Arapaho County sheriff, he helped quell the Hop Alley Chinese Riot of 1880 and enacted public works projects to rid Denver of a deadly typhoid outbreak. After his mayoral term ended in 1881, Sopris became the first commissioner of his beloved City Park. Author Linda Bjorklund celebrates the unsung life and accomplishments of a founding son of Colorado.
Early Denver
Author: James Bretz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738588858
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The city of Denver was born out of a small mining camp established in the late 1850s. The lure of gold brought countless men and their families to the foot of the great Rocky Mountains, where the Platte River and Cherry Creek flow together. Along with the miners came the merchants--wagon makers, horse traders, blacksmiths, and clothiers. By 1900, Denver was a thriving community and had greatly expanded with the establishment of hardware stores, saloons, liveries, theaters, restaurants, and residential neighborhoods. Postcards did not come into general use until well after Denver was settled. The images herein range from about 1900 to 1925.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738588858
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The city of Denver was born out of a small mining camp established in the late 1850s. The lure of gold brought countless men and their families to the foot of the great Rocky Mountains, where the Platte River and Cherry Creek flow together. Along with the miners came the merchants--wagon makers, horse traders, blacksmiths, and clothiers. By 1900, Denver was a thriving community and had greatly expanded with the establishment of hardware stores, saloons, liveries, theaters, restaurants, and residential neighborhoods. Postcards did not come into general use until well after Denver was settled. The images herein range from about 1900 to 1925.
History of the State of Colorado, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-historic Races and Their Remains
Settlement of
Author: Richard Sopris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Carpenter and joiner; to Colorado in January, 1859, from Indiana via Omaha; the Green Russell gold discovery of 1858; beginnings of Denver and Auraria; gold discoveries of 1859, from first-hand observation; beginnings of various famous mining camps; conditions which led him to take up farming, among the first to do so; early milling, lumbering, and coal-mining; first government; vigilance committees; first cattle raising; coming of trail herds from Texas.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Carpenter and joiner; to Colorado in January, 1859, from Indiana via Omaha; the Green Russell gold discovery of 1858; beginnings of Denver and Auraria; gold discoveries of 1859, from first-hand observation; beginnings of various famous mining camps; conditions which led him to take up farming, among the first to do so; early milling, lumbering, and coal-mining; first government; vigilance committees; first cattle raising; coming of trail herds from Texas.
Colorado Pioneers in Picture and Story
Author: Alice Polk Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Robert W. Speer, a City Builder
Author: Edgar Carlisle McMechen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Municipal
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Municipal
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Representative Women of Colorado
Author: James Alexander Semple
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780824720292
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780824720292
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."
Lost Sopris
Author: Genevieve Faoro-Johannsen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1540261336
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Before the Flood The lost town of Sopris lies silently beneath the depths of Trinidad Lake. Once a thriving mining community in the late 1800s, it was renowned for abundant coal deposits and a bustling population. Three generations called Sopris home. They fought in the Civil War, homesteaded and immigrated to work in the mines. Unfortunately, the town's fate took a drastic turn with the construction of the Trinidad Dam, which flooded the area and submerged the town. Authors Genevieve Faoro-Johannsen and Robert Daniel Vigil, Jr. preserve an enduring legacy of community and resilience through first-hand accounts, historic photos and never-before-seen maps.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1540261336
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Before the Flood The lost town of Sopris lies silently beneath the depths of Trinidad Lake. Once a thriving mining community in the late 1800s, it was renowned for abundant coal deposits and a bustling population. Three generations called Sopris home. They fought in the Civil War, homesteaded and immigrated to work in the mines. Unfortunately, the town's fate took a drastic turn with the construction of the Trinidad Dam, which flooded the area and submerged the town. Authors Genevieve Faoro-Johannsen and Robert Daniel Vigil, Jr. preserve an enduring legacy of community and resilience through first-hand accounts, historic photos and never-before-seen maps.
Biennial Report of the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado
Author: State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description