Colorado Central Magazine will return Summer of 2024
By Jordan Hedberg
Thank you for your interest in Colorado Central Magazine. The publication is under new ownership and will return in the Summer of 2024. There will...
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Calling all woman hikers!
By Jessica Wierzbinski
IF YOU KNOW AN AMAZING WOMAN planning to hike a portion or all of the Colorado Trail this summer or fall, put her in touch...
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Honor the Fallen
By Bill Christie
AUGUST 5 IS THE ANNIVERSARY of the Mann Gulch Fire in 1949 near Helena, Montana. On that fateful day, temperatures were in the high 90s....
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buffalo soldiers: reVision
By Jordan Hedberg
THE FORT GARLAND MUSEUM and Cultural Center continues to establish unique exhibits that highlight not just an honest look at local history but also combine...
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Andy Mast: The Drawing Dream
By Jill Carstens
WHEN HUMANS EXPERIENCE trauma, a natural response is to avoid the source of it. But, perhaps, if you are an extraordinary individual, you might embrace...
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Posts published in May 1994

At least they didn’t wallow in self-pity

By Staff on May 1, 1994

Essay by Martha Quillen

History – May 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Immerse yourself in history, and you notice a few things. The murder rate in Colorado mining camps was horrendous, far worse than any Detroit or Washington D.C. can match today.