Colorado History

A Colorado legend is older than the state itself, and was the subject of nightmares for many children that grew up around the gold mines.

The Nuggets have had almost 10 different logos; some were subtle changes, some were big.

Years ago, Western Colorado was the site of multiple unsuccessful nuclear bomb detonations.

Three futuristic hover trains that were part of an aborted project in the 1970s are currently sitting abandoned in Colorado.

The Mile High City has gone through a lot of changes between its modest roots as a pioneer settlement and the sprawling metropolis that we know it to be today.

Take a walk through a historic Colorado schoolhouse that has been sitting abandoned for years, but just might get a second chance at life in the future.

A list of historic nicknames and mottos for cities and towns in Colorado.

The state of Colorado has a long history of mafia activity. One chapter in the state’s saga of organized crime centers around the once-reigning bootleggers known as the Carlino Brothers.

The miniseries ‘Centennial,’ based on the book of the same name, tells tales of a fictional Colorado town that are based on actual, often troubling, events.

A chunk of land and its historic buildings above Aspen have been sitting abandoned for many years, but some of the townspeople are working to save and restore them.