Congress made Labor Day a national holiday on June 28, 1894. Six days earlier, masked men took the commander of Colorado’s militia out of a Colorado Springs hotel and tarred him for protecting striking miners.
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A History of the Monument Police Department
From a marshal who was also the mayor and the fire chief, to a department planning around thirty-seven sworn officers: how Monument built its police force.
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A History of the Monument Fire Department
In December 1957 The Columbine Herald printed a set of instructions for reaching the Monument fire department. Call GR. 5-2454 during business hours. Call GR. 5-2350 after them, and the Simpson family across from the Higby store would turn in the alarm. If neither telephone answered, walk to the north side of the Simpson house, […]
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Colorado at 150: The State That Arrived Late and Picked a President
Colorado turns 150 on Saturday. Its constitution let the legislature, not the voters, cast the three electoral votes of 1876 – and Monument already had a post office older than the state.
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Woodmoor, Explained: The Biggest Tri-Lakes Community That Isn’t a Town
Woodmoor isn’t a town. A plain-English guide to the Tri-Lakes community’s history, how it’s governed, and the districts that provide its water, fire and schools.
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The Last Line of Defense: How Greenland Ranch Keeps Denver and Colorado Springs Apart
Twenty-six years ago a cable billionaire, a county and a lottery-funded land program bought the view north of County Line Road. The easement they built stops at the county line — which is exactly where Buc-ee’s is standing.
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Historical Society Hosts Palmer Divide History Day in Palmer Lake on Saturday
A costumed General Palmer, an open museum, a rare rail speeder and a screening of the Palmer Divide Trilogy anchor the society’s turn at the region’s 250/150 celebration.
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The Road That Lost Its Baptists
How Baptist Road got its name: a vanished fox farm, the Black Forest Baptist Assembly summer camp, a salvaged bell — and why the only church on the road today is Lutheran.