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David King Wall, one of Golden's early permanent settlers, arrived from South Bend, Indiana on April 30, 1859. He brought a great deal of garden seed and tools with him. King defied the common belief that growing a garden would be impossible due t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY5D_golden-alarm-bell_Golden-CO.html
The Golden Alarm Bell was purchased in 1904 by the original Loveland Hose Company of Golden from the C.S. Bell & Company, Hillsboro, Ohio. The bell was mounted on a tower at the corner of 9th and East Streets, the present home of the American Legi…
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City of GoldenDowntown LandmarkThe Stewart Block building was completed in 1892. It served as a grocery for 52 years under a variety of owners including Caleb E. Parfet, Elvyn E. Stewart, and Leonard Vogel. The motto of the original building owner…
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City of GoldenDowntown LandmarkThe Golden High School was dedicated in March 1924. Built on the site of the Eagle Corral and Stables, the school was hailed as the ultimate in high school construction. Designed by renowned Denver architect Eugene C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXVJ_the-boston-company_Golden-CO.html
Seven members of the Boston Mechanics' Mining & Trading Company, namely George West (President), Walter Pollard, James MacDonald (Business manager), Mark Leonardo Blunt (later Postmaster), James McIntyre, Lawrence Panton, and Joseph T. Bird arrive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXVI_horace-greeleys-crossing-point_Golden-CO.html
Before the first bridge on this site was completed, travelers forded the river just east of this bridge. It became risky during the peak of the spring river flows due to the melting snows that filled the streams and rivers.
In June of 1859, whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTE_fun-on-courthouse-hill_Golden-CO.html
"Courthouse Hill," which is Washington Avenue south of 14th Street, was a favorite location of settler children. In the winter, sleds packed with eager youth picked up sufficient speed on the Hill to be able to coast across the Washington Avenue B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTD_porcelain-and-malted-milk_Golden-CO.html
With temperance pressures rising, Adolph Coors knew diversification was crucial to his industry. In 1910, he invested in John J. Herold's pottery works at 8th and Ford Streets. During the middle of the decade, embargoes on German import porcelain …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXPO_a-daring-rescue_Golden-CO.html
During the Gold Rush, Rebecca Judkins and her sons William and Charles built a home near the northeast corner of 11th and Jackson Streets, just a block east of here. Bill Judkins was outside the day of June 6, 1869 when he saw something happen at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXPN_first-bicycle-mishap-in-golden_Golden-CO.html
The earliest bicycles that were popular in Golden were called velocipedes. One daredevil rider, son of Judge Boyd, who was to become a pioneer farmer east of Golden, made the following news in the Colorado Transcript on May 19, 1869 for his stunt …