James Pierson Beckwourth: African American Mountain Man, Fur Trader, Explorer
When: 1805-1866 Where: St, Louis, MO, the Rocky Mountains, and Denver, CO Why Important: Beckwourth was an…
When: 1805-1866 Where: St, Louis, MO, the Rocky Mountains, and Denver, CO Why Important: Beckwourth was an…
When: 1836-1904 Where: Black Hawk and Denver, CO Why Important: Heiser was an important businessperson and entrepreneur…
When: 1895 – 1952 Where: Denver Why Important: First African American woman to win an Academy Award…
When: 1848 – 1919 Where: Born in the Caribbean, moved to Boston, then Washington, D.C., and…
When: 1825-1887 Where: Denver, CO Why Important: D. C. Oakes was an early settler and smart businessperson….
Where: California; Ignacio and Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C. Why Important: U.S. Senator, Jewelry Designer, Rancher Biography When…
When: 1847-1929 Where: Golden, CO Why Important: Adolph Coors founded the very successful Coors Brewing Company. His…
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