Potatoes
Rufus Clark came to Colorado in the Gold Rush and found treasure in potatoes! “Potato King” Clark’s first wagonload sold for fifteen hundred dollars, a fortune in 1860.
Colorado Postcards
With Colorado Postcards, we share brief insights into Colorado’s people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado.
Want to learn more about how Colorado Postcards are made? Creators Jon Pinnow and Gillian Coldsnow share the behind-the-scenes scoop in an interview with "Colorado Matters."
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Hiram Bennett
Before Colorado became a state, “law and order” came down to vigilantism, or a criminal code with three punishments: whipping, banishment, or death.
Berthoud Meteorite
October 2004, in a backyard near Berthoud. A couple step outside, hear a strange whooshing overhead and duck!
Naming the Colorado River
With a reddish tint from sediment carried over long miles, the mighty river that carved the Grand Canyon has been known by many names.
How pronghorns became so fast
On Colorado’s high plains and sagebrush steppe, the pronghorn moves like it’s running for its life. It’s the fastest land mammal in North America – 60 miles an hour.
Silver Dollar Saloon
Time-travel back to Colorado’s Wild West past: step onto the creaky floorboards of Leadville’s Silver Dollar Saloon.
Milkweed
The milkweed’s large, rounded clusters of flowers are a common sight in Colorado. Soft pink to pale purple, kissed with silver and white.
