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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29TJ_david-delaplane-father-of-colorado-mountain-college_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
"It all started with an empty file folder," recalled David Delaplane. In 1962, Delaplane was settling in to his new office as manager of the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce. He came across a folder titled "Education Committee" that had no…
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In 1888, through the ingenuity of developer and engineer Walter B. Devereux, the City of Glenwood Springs was provided with electric lights. Devereux had been a local leader for the development of hydroelectric power. By 1886, he had successfu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29MJ_when-snow-slides-closed-the-canyon_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
A blinding snowstorm reduced Engineer Hartenberg's vision as he guided the D & RGW passenger train No. 1 through Glenwood Canyon. It was 11:30 the night of February 1, 1899, as the train passed Shoshone headed for Glenwood Springs. Suddenly, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29MG_immigrants-found-future-in-colorado_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
Beginning in the 1870's Italians came in great numbers to Colorado. The Roaring Fork Valley's Italian immigrants performed the hard, dirty work wanted by no one else. Most were coal miners who worked the mines at Sunlight, Spring Gulch and Marion.…
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In the 1930's, America was mired in a deep economic depression. As part of his New Deal program, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented government programs designed to create employment and to stabilize the national economy. One program, the…
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World War II brought sweeping social changes to Glenwood Springs as tourism, its prime industry, declined. The Hotel Colorado, the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, and the Vapor Cave saw marked declines in patronage during these years. However with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29M5_when-the-railroads-arrived-in-glenwood-springs_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
The Roaring Fork Valley's coal fields sparked a war of expansion between two railroads: the Denver and the Rio Grande Railroad and the Colorado Midland Railroad. In 1886 the Colorado Midland proposed building a line to Aspen. Knowing that its …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29M4_water-for-glenwood-springs_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
The growing town of Glenwood Springs needed pure water, piped into homes and businesses, despite the effort and the cost. In February 1887, the Board of Trustees advertised statewide for construction bids to build a town water supply. The Cryst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29EU_building-interstate-70-through-glenwood-canyon_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
From Vision to Reality Glenwood Canyon has been a critical link in the nation's ground transportation network ever since the completion of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1887. Later, Taylor State Road, a continuous wagon road between Denve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29C9_a-grand-boulevard_Glenwood-Springs-CO.html
In 1905, Colorado state senator Edward T. Taylor said, "I hope that someday our road will be a portion of a grand boulevard stretching across the nation." Taylor referred to the 12.5-mile gorge known as Glenwood Canyon. Today, the canyon road is t…
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