NoCoHistory

Exploring the stories that have
shaped Northern Colorado.

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This mural on the west side of the Downtown Ace is still a work in progress, but already I can identify 4 individuals represented. How many can you identify? @ Downtown Fort Collins https://t.co/myVHH9TYFw

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Great tour yesterday by Historic Larimer County of the Harrison Addition just north of the CSU Oval. Here Ron Sladek was telling us about the Harper Goff house. https://t.co/eTGoV57wCc

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This day in Fort Collins history. 04/09/1874 FC mayor Sam Clammer was born. Clammer built the Northern Hotel and had an office is today's High Point Bar and Grill. Both are very haunted! Take the Haunted History After Dark tour to learn the creepy stories!

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This day in Fort Collins history 01/20/1923. City Council discusses adding a building to the municipal campground. The campground was located near todays City Park at 1600 West Oak Street. Photo top circa 1929. Bottom photo current.
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This day in Fort Collins history 01/16/1890. Franklin Pierce Stover becomes Cnty Treasurer as the only democrat in a republican dominated courthouse. He owned Stover Drug on corner of Linden and Jefferson. 1907 he was arrested for illegal sale of alcohol.
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This day in Fort Collins history 01/18/1879. Log house in photo dated 1878, se corner Linden and Willow, demolished. Served as west officers quarters at the fort. Frank Stover later built his residence on the location (r. photo).
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This day in Fort Collins history 01/19/1882. Forced smallpox vaccination of UPRR employees. Decreased death rate from 16% to 3%. Citizens could be fined $5 if refused vax. 1675 first case of US smallpox. 1800 1st US vax for smallpox.
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I'll be talking about the history of historic preservation on January 25th. I'll cover where we've been and where I think we're headed.

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This day in Fort Collins history 01/14/1886. Prohibitionist Fort Collins pastor Honorable Joseph Murray gave one of his famous "sledge hammer speeches" to a packed audience at the Methodist church. He died not long after FC became a dry town.
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Annie, the beloved Fort Collins railroad dog, died in 1948. She was buried in front of the old freight depot. Though she was gone, she was certainly not forgotten. Since that time she has been included in local… https://t.co/u1ONAP4FHK

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Annie came to Fort Collins in 1934 with railroad worker, Chris Demuth. When he had found her, she was starving and very pregnant. He brought her to the downtown train depot where she became the unofficial greeter for… https://t.co/QG1WDfpNgF

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“The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War.” (Wikipedia) This… https://t.co/M1gktQgHWW

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I believe this is the oldest graffiti in downtown Fort Collins. But in 7 years, it might seem brand new again. Can you guess what building this is scratched into the side of? I’d love to know who C. Mc. was. And why… https://t.co/oySONP6msj

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The Grotto by the old Fort Collins power plant, now the CSU Powerhouse Energy Campus, was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. It was originally a means for the heated water to cool off before… https://t.co/S67fn5m6zU

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Attended the Holy Places for the Holidays tour in Loveland hosted by Historic Larimer county today. This building was the oldest, constructed in 1915 as St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran. @ Loveland, Colorado https://t.co/J5SgGfdpTQ

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The November "History Now" Newsletter is out! It might be chilly outside, but there are still a lot of great History & Heritage events taking place throughout Northern Colorado. Check them out!

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One of the oldest buildings in Larimer County is located on Roberts Ranch in Livermore. In fact, it might possibly be THE oldest building, built around 1850. @ Livermore, Colorado https://t.co/smroa8pbCe

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Hidden History - Historic Larimer County hosted a tour of the 1905 Fort Collins water filtration plant yesterday. We didn’t get to go inside any buildings, but we did learn quite a bit about local water history and… https://t.co/MQQY2mM1Sk

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George Buss was stationed at Fort Collins in 1865. When the fort was closed in 1866, he decided to buy some land and move his family from New York. He became one of the area's earliest settlers and helped to found the town of Timnath.

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The Littler House on Peterson was the last house we checked out on poudrelandmarks Historic Homes Tour. It’s been a single family residence, a frat house, an apartment building and maybe even a flop house. #fchht2019… https://t.co/4uQCl6VQKI