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Colorado Experience

Season 4

2016 · 13 episodes

  1. 1. Big Thompson Flood

    2016-10-06 · 57m

    When the skies opened on July 31, 1979, few anticipated this summer storm would result in the deadliest flash flood in Colorado's recorded history.

  2. 2. Hotel de Paris

    2016-10-13 · 27m

    Amid Colorado's booming Silver Rush, Louis Depuy, a mysterious Frenchman, opened a first-class French restaurant and hotel in the mining town of Georgetown.

  3. 3. LGBT

    2016-10-20 · 28m

    During Colorado's Gold Rush days, newspaper headlines revealed passionate letters and secret elopements between same-sex couples. Nearly two centuries later, the struggle for equality continues within the state's landscape.

  4. 4. The Stanley Hotel

    2016-10-27 · 27m

    Widely known for inspiring Steven King's 1977 novel, "The Shining," The Stanley Hotel's legacy goes beyond a history of paranormal activity.

  5. 5. Suffrage

    2016-11-03 · 28m

    On November 7, 1893, Colorado became the first state in the nation to grant women's suffrage by popular vote, a result of nearly 15 years of struggle and dedication.

  6. 6. Dana Crawford

    2016-11-10 · 27m

    In the early 1960s preservationist Dana Crawford launched her own plan to preserve Denver's historic buildings dating back to the 1860s. Over 50 years later her legacy can be seen throughout the city.

  7. 7. The Tabors

    2016-11-17 · 28m

    During the Colorado Silver Boom, Horace Tabor, known as "The Bonanza King of Leadville," landed in the Centennial state becoming one of the richest silver barons in history.

  8. 8. Centennial Farms

    2016-12-15 · 28m

    With a rich history of homesteading, farming and ranching, Colorado boasts nearly 500 hundred Centennial Farms, which remain in operation and are run by descendants of the original families.

  9. 9. Trinidad

    2016-12-22 · 27m

    Take a walk on the "Trinidad" imprinted brick-paved city streets and discover the beauty of this Southern Colorado town that is once again reinventing itself.

  10. 10. Courthouses

    2016-12-29 · 27m

    The courthouses across Colorado are much more than judicial landmarks, their placement represents power and land status.

  11. 11. Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp

    2017-01-05 · 27m

    Housed today in Steamboat Springs, Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp boasts alumni from Jose Limon, a pioneer of modern dance, to actors including Julie Harris and Dustin Hoffman.

  12. 12. Dinosaurs

    2017-01-12 · 28m

    Discover the "Bone Wars" of the late 1800s, major fossil finds across the state, and take a walk in 150 million year old dinosaur tracks.

  13. 13. KKK

    2017-01-19 · 28m

    From the Grand Dragon to known KKK appointees in the police, mayor's and governor's offices, Colorado once had the 2nd largest Klu Klux Klan Membership in the United States. Discover the sordid history of the KKK in Colorado and the impact they had on Catholics, Jews and African Americans in early 1920s, and the courageous individuals who fought against their establishment.

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