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Historical Atlas of Colorado
This unique historical atlas will help you to comprehend quickly Coloradoâ s geography and its fascinating past-from the prehistoric Indian cultures to the modern metropolises, from the Spanish and French explorers to the modern ski resorts. The full-page, clearly drawn maps and the lively text provide easy access to the essential information about the Highest State.
Coloradoâ s history has been played out on a spectacular landscape. The highest mountains of the continental divide cut the state in half with a two-mile-high barrier. This rocky obstacle long served as a tribal and international boundary and as an impediment to exploration and settlement. All that changed in 1858 when gold was discovered on the South Platte River. Within two years, 100,000 people rushed to Colorado, the home of instant cities and instant millionaires. Quickly, the state evolved from a most rugged and remote frontier into a booming mining and agricultural center.
Compiled by three leading authorities on Colorado history and geography, this atlas is designed for both students and tourists. Scholars will profit from the maps of little-known phenomena such as the earliest county lines and the explorersâ routes. Weekend tourists will learned to follow old trails, stagecoach lines, and narrow-gauge railroads to ghost towns, historic districts, literary landmarks, quaint bed-and-breakfasts, and other attractions.
For easy use, the atlas is well organized into sections on geography, political boundaries, mining, transportation, settlement and urbanization, and recreational and historic areas. The extensive references for each of the sixty maps are a gold mine of detailed and esoteric literature. No Colorado traveler, whether in an armchair or hiking back country, should be without the Historical Atlas of Colorado.
Coloradoâ s history has been played out on a spectacular landscape. The highest mountains of the continental divide cut the state in half with a two-mile-high barrier. This rocky obstacle long served as a tribal and international boundary and as an impediment to exploration and settlement. All that changed in 1858 when gold was discovered on the South Platte River. Within two years, 100,000 people rushed to Colorado, the home of instant cities and instant millionaires. Quickly, the state evolved from a most rugged and remote frontier into a booming mining and agricultural center.
Compiled by three leading authorities on Colorado history and geography, this atlas is designed for both students and tourists. Scholars will profit from the maps of little-known phenomena such as the earliest county lines and the explorersâ routes. Weekend tourists will learned to follow old trails, stagecoach lines, and narrow-gauge railroads to ghost towns, historic districts, literary landmarks, quaint bed-and-breakfasts, and other attractions.
For easy use, the atlas is well organized into sections on geography, political boundaries, mining, transportation, settlement and urbanization, and recreational and historic areas. The extensive references for each of the sixty maps are a gold mine of detailed and esoteric literature. No Colorado traveler, whether in an armchair or hiking back country, should be without the Historical Atlas of Colorado.
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1993
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August 5, 2020
Colorado History alwas interested me.. FRom CHICAGO.. cowboy,, I mean DROVERS and Savag.. Indians.. The real AMERICAN Bgegan from small towns PIONEERS left in HIGH PLAINS.. Grain Belt of AMERICA. Hiked and camped and fished and HUNTED High Country till KNEE gave out. First hunted SAGE GROUSE in WALDEN Colo... Middle Park.. 150 miles from DENVER.. three hour drive.. Never hunted in CHICAGO.. Fished a lot.. camped.. Cubbiy Boy and EXPLORER Scout. Dad was SCOUTMASTER.. I tagged along.. Learned where to camp ahat water was bad.. and OVERCOME SKeeter.. LIE no way.. re[ellants smelled bad and greasey.. ALWAY in you tent zzz all night.. Build a SMOKEY FIRE... I digress WIFE and I moved to Rocky Mountains of COLORADO after good friends, Professionals bought a BAR.. Crested Butte Colorado . Town got too big and they moved to ALASKA..
Made much of my gear myself... Frost Line kits.. Black powder deal.. hunted LITTLE FLAT TOPS west of YAMPA.. Retired looking for OUTDOOR things my body could handle.. METAL DETECTING.. and Gold Panning.. SO Always looking for specail spots NO one knew.. THIS REFERENCE books and maps... never run out of places.. 350 agric ghost towns EAST OF DENVER.. shown on MAPS with GPS.
CAUTION.. YOU will get LOST.. MAPS may help.. COMPASS always.. GREAT PLAINS are featureless.. mid day all look the same.. NO road signs out there.. GPS required./.. with trackback..Lots of snakes out there.. GET SNAKE SHAPS.. and HEAVY HUNTING GEAR.. that wallow is FULL OF CRITTERS.. but I saw Ring Tails go there.. The PLAINS are DUSTY and WINDY and COLD at night.. Fence roads turn to MUD like SNOT.. Load your tires good news whaen DRY Quicksand.. IF you 4 wheel take it. BRING FOOD and WATER and snacks.. twenty miles on map could take all day.. My advice finad a MOTEL.. check in.. tell locals where are headed.. THEY KNOW everything. TIP big.. They work 24/7/365 helping HUNTERS and tourists.. THE BEST part.. returning to you HEATED WARM DRY Motel room with HOT SHOWER.. DUST gets everywhere.. and SKI GOGGLES.. keep eye clear to SEE GROUND. Our first joint was BOULDER COLORADO..had 90+ MILES PER HOUR WIND.. always..Camping ask local stores.. I LOVE COLORADO and you will too.. BS
Made much of my gear myself... Frost Line kits.. Black powder deal.. hunted LITTLE FLAT TOPS west of YAMPA.. Retired looking for OUTDOOR things my body could handle.. METAL DETECTING.. and Gold Panning.. SO Always looking for specail spots NO one knew.. THIS REFERENCE books and maps... never run out of places.. 350 agric ghost towns EAST OF DENVER.. shown on MAPS with GPS.
CAUTION.. YOU will get LOST.. MAPS may help.. COMPASS always.. GREAT PLAINS are featureless.. mid day all look the same.. NO road signs out there.. GPS required./.. with trackback..Lots of snakes out there.. GET SNAKE SHAPS.. and HEAVY HUNTING GEAR.. that wallow is FULL OF CRITTERS.. but I saw Ring Tails go there.. The PLAINS are DUSTY and WINDY and COLD at night.. Fence roads turn to MUD like SNOT.. Load your tires good news whaen DRY Quicksand.. IF you 4 wheel take it. BRING FOOD and WATER and snacks.. twenty miles on map could take all day.. My advice finad a MOTEL.. check in.. tell locals where are headed.. THEY KNOW everything. TIP big.. They work 24/7/365 helping HUNTERS and tourists.. THE BEST part.. returning to you HEATED WARM DRY Motel room with HOT SHOWER.. DUST gets everywhere.. and SKI GOGGLES.. keep eye clear to SEE GROUND. Our first joint was BOULDER COLORADO..had 90+ MILES PER HOUR WIND.. always..Camping ask local stores.. I LOVE COLORADO and you will too.. BS
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