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Title and
Date Published |
Description |
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Sentinels of the Past
01/06/83 |
Have you sometimes wondered what the stone pillars in Pleasant View
signify? Or are you like the majority who
drive by these conduits of history; looking
but not seeing?
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Golden telephone service 100 years old
Saturday
08/31/79 |
It was a race down to the wire, so to speak. Telephone
service in Golden celebrates its 100th
birthday Saturday...
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Post Office mural getting a facelift
10/23/76 |
Hard times brought Golden some good
luck. Between 1933 and 1943, as many as
100,000 pieces of art were created...
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Parfet Park Origins
unknown |
When the Transcript erred about the origins of
Parfet Park recently, Laurence T. Criley,
2725 Lookout View Dr., former Golden banker
and long-time member of the Kiwanis Club,
was quick to respond.
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From grocery to dance hall, Klan to
marketing firms
08/13/91 |
Remember the corner grocery with the cigar-store
Indian out front?
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Marker is sole reminder of White Ash Mine
Tragedy
09/07/89 |
At the end of 12th Street in Golden
there is a marker--standard, medium-sized,
average granite marker.
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Rooney Ranch
10/01/87 |
Historic Rooney Ranch stretches over 260
acres between Morrison and Golden.
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Goosetown Tavern: sole remnant of Golden's
German district
10/01/97 |
A flurry of preservation activity hit
Golden this week as word of the pending sale
of Sam's Land Tavern to Coors Brewing Co.
spread.
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Clay Mining and Golden History go Hand in
Hand
09/06/90 |
As far back as you wish to go in
Golden's history, there has been a
connection with clay mining.
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Astor House: A Golden Landmark with History
11/70 |
"Some people think it's just an old
house, but it's got a really long history,"
said Irene Goetze, who lived in the house
for over 30 years.
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History, anecdotes lie behind the graves
of people who built Golden
11/02/89 |
Behind the gravestones at Golden
Cemetery are interesting, often colorful
stories of the men and women who built
Golden.
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Coors: The tale of a stowaway's vision
02/89 |
The story of Adolph Coors Co., now the
nation's fourth largest brewer employing
nearly 9,000 people, is one of vision and
success.
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Denver West land rich with ranching history
11/15/96 |
Recently construction has begun on the
new Denver West shopping complex, which
brings a new use to an area of land whose
history is among the oldest in Colorado.
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Golden's Arch-Legacy from Holland family
04/09/87 |
Reputedly the most photographed
attraction in Golden is the giant arch in
the 1100 block of Washington Avenue.
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Historic survey of Camp George West
12/10/91 |
Camp George West -- originally a rifle
range for the Colorado National Guard --
will undergo a historic survey...
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Flooding hits on 100 year anniversary of
great flood
07/19/96 |
July 24, 1996, marks the 100th
anniversary of the Great Flood of 1896, the
greatest disaster in the history of
Jefferson County...
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Narrow Gage Railroad Puts Golden on the Map
07/11/72 |
It was just 100 years ago that the Clear
Creek narrow gauge railroad made its first
run from Golden, "the veritable railroad
center for the west" to Black Hawk.
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Golden Globe Article
03/25/1891 |
Next week, Dr. James Kelly will remove
his drug store from the permanent quarters
into his building across the street under
the Transcript office
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