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Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past

By Laura Van Dusen

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2013
ISBN
9781625846167, 9781626191617, 2013040301
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3156860 bytes)
Series
American Chronicles
Pages
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Time added
2022-10-01 06:33:51
HIS036000HistoryNonfiction

Description

The geographic center of Colorado, Park County has long served as a recreational area for Denver and Colorado Springs residents looking to get away. The scene has not always been so idyllic. Marshal Cook was shot while investigating a loud party in Como in 1894, and rumors spread by the Michigan Creek School Board sent Benjamin Ratcliff on a killing spree in 1895. But the county’s hardscrabble heritage includes triumphs as well as tragedies. In 1873, county seat Fairplay lost every business on Front Street to a horrific fire. But by 1878, they had rebuilt it all. It still stands today, a true testament to the strength of this old mining town. Journalist Laura Van Dusen shares these stories, outlining the many trials and successes of Park County’s earliest settlers.

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