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Colorado State Publications Blog

Rocky Mountain National Park — 100 Years

Rocky Mountain National Park celebrates its 100th birthday this year.  This scenic destination also has…

Amy Zimmer, August 8, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Capitol Dome

The Capitol Dome is again being revealed as the scaffolding has been slowly removed over…

Amy Zimmer, July 17, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Royal Gorge Re-opening

In June 2013, a devastating wildfire destroyed most of the buildings in the Royal Gorge…

Amy Zimmer, July 8, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Mesa Verde

The ruins at Mesa Verde were home to ancestral Puebloans (or Anasazi) from A.D. 600…

Amy Zimmer, December 31, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Uncovering the Past at the Colorado State Capitol

Yesterday’s newspaper ran a story about original wall stenciling that has been uncovered in the House…

Amy Zimmer, November 5, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Dinosaur National Monument

On this day 97 years ago, October 4, 1915, Dinosaur National Monument in western Colorado and…

Amy Zimmer, October 4, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Capitol Dome Restoration

If you’ve been downtown recently you’ve probably noticed that the Colorado State Capitol Building’s dome…

Amy Zimmer, August 2, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Denver's Civic Center

Exciting news for Denver:  Civic Center has been recommended by the U.S. Department of the…

Amy Zimmer, May 22, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Union Station

Denver’s Union Station has been in the news lately as a plan for the old…

Amy Zimmer, December 27, 2011
Colorado State Publications Blog

Tourist Mines

Colorado has a rich history of mining and mineral extraction; in fact, if not for…

Amy Zimmer, March 24, 2011
Colorado State Publications Blog

Assessing the Condition of the State Capitol Exterior

Colorado has recently passed legislation to raise money to fund much-needed repairs to the the…

Amy Zimmer, June 3, 2010
Colorado State Publications Blog

Preserving the State Capitol Dome

The Colorado State Capitol Building has been making headlines lately as lawmakers discuss how to…

Amy Zimmer, April 8, 2010
Colorado State Publications Blog

Historic Georgetown, Colorado

September and October can be great months for visiting Colorado’s high country, with fairly pleasant…

Amy Zimmer, September 29, 2006
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Historic Markers

While traveling Colorado’s highways and back roads you may have noticed signs that say “Historic…

State Publications Library Staff, July 25, 2006
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Memorials and Monuments

This Memorial Day week, I would like to highlight a few of the interesting publications…

Amy Zimmer, May 31, 2006
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