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Colorado Colossus: General William Palmer

By CPC | Dec 1, 2020
Photo of William Jackson Palmer

By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos Before Castle Rock and New Memphis were settled, a traveler on the First Territorial Road (Daniels Park and later, Santa Fe), would have seen a…

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The Sandstone Ranch: a quilted masterpiece

By CPC | Nov 1, 2020

By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos Near West Plum Creek’s headwaters, Sandstone Ranch’s story is rich and colorful, a stitched-together history of many pioneers. The earliest was Charles Richardson, an 1873…

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William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody

By CPC | Nov 1, 2020
Old photo of Buffalo Bill Cody

An American original By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photos An unsullied hero is rare in these times. Unusual too, is a person who defined an era and culture simultaneously. William F.…

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Living on a prayer: Samuel Riker Ditmars

By CPC | Oct 1, 2020
Photo Samuel (Sam) Riker Ditmars

By Joe Gschwendtner; photos courtesy of “Our Heritage: People of Douglas County” Our early Douglas County pioneers knew well the meaning of the “Wild, Wild West.” They lived its hardships,…

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Woodbine Ranch: sin, redemption, and deliverance

By CPC | Sep 1, 2020
Photo of Woodbine Ecology Center sign

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner Joe Bucknam, traveling salesman from Iowa, found his way to Denver with wife Minnie in 1907. Finding fascination in the Sedalia area, they founded…

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The saga of Isaac Jegirtha Noe

By CPC | Aug 1, 2020
Photo of Jegirtha Noe

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner; photo courtesy of the Douglas County History Research Center Born in 1850, Isaac Jegirtha (I.J.) Noe hailed from Charlestown, Indiana. After a common education,…

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The Nicksons: Another Plum Creek seduction

By CPC | Jul 1, 2020
Photo of George and Sarah Nickson

Article and photo by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photo To study Douglas County’s early history is to dig into events around the headwaters of Plum and Cherry creeks. Nowhere is it…

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Perry Park: The essence of Douglas County part II

By CPC | Jun 1, 2020
Photo of Perry Park Country Club clubhouse today

Unfinished symphony By Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy photo Hotel Nanichant was completed in 1889 to accommodate visitors to the planned Village of Lake Wauconda, its Native American name meaning echo. In…

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Perry Park: The essence of Douglas County part I

By CPC | May 1, 2020
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Article and photo by Joe Gschwendtner; information sourced from Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado by Susan Consola Appleby Periodically we golf at Perry Park. When on the…

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The highs and lows of Benjamin and Mary Quick

By CPC | Apr 1, 2020
Photo of The Quick home of 1884 as seen in January 2020

Article and photo by Joe Gschwendtner Ben Quick was born in Monroe County, Ohio in 1828. Orphaned at 10, he took interest in carpentry and by 16 had become a…

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