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'''1806:'''Explored by Zebulon Pike. | '''1806:'''Explored by Zebulon Pike. | ||
1820's. Western settlers in the 1840s and 1850s bypassed Colorado on their way to the Pacific Coast. | |||
'''1842:''' Explored by John C. Freemont. | '''1842:''' Explored by John C. Freemont. | ||
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'''1861:'''Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians ceded land. | '''1861:'''Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians ceded land. | ||
'''1861: '''( February 28,) Congress organized the Colorado Territory. The first seventeen counties were organized the same year. | '''1861: '''(February 28,) Congress organized the Colorado Territory. The first seventeen counties were organized the same year. | ||
'''1864 & 1868:''' Battle of Sand Creek involving the Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians. | '''1864 & 1868:''' Battle of Sand Creek involving the Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians. | ||
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'''1876: '''(August 1,) Colorado became a state. | '''1876: '''(August 1,) Colorado became a state. | ||
'''1879: ''' (Summer) White River Ute Indians staged an armed uprising. A treaty signed and the entire nation was removed to a reservation in Utah. | '''1879: ''' (Summer) White River Ute Indians staged an armed uprising. A treaty was signed and the entire nation was removed to a reservation in Utah. | ||
'''1880: ''' (western Colorado) Ute Indians ceded land and were removed to Utah. | '''1880: ''' (western Colorado) Ute Indians ceded land and were removed to Utah. | ||
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An especially helpful source for studying the history of Colorado is LeRoy R. Hafen, ed., ''Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State'', Four Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1948; FHL book 978.8 H2h; film 1000143). Volumes 3-4 contain personal and family histories. | An especially helpful source for studying the history of Colorado is LeRoy R. Hafen, ed., ''Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State'', Four Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1948; FHL book 978.8 H2h; film 1000143). Volumes 3-4 contain personal and family histories. | ||
A bibliography of local histories is found in Bohdan S. Wynar and Roberta J. Depp, eds., ''Colorado Bibliography'' (Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1980; FHL book 978.8 A3c, pages 53-92). | A bibliography of local histories is found in Bohdan S. Wynar and Roberta J. Depp, eds., ''Colorado Bibliography'' (Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1980; FHL book 978.8 A3c, pages 53-92). <!--{12082834255150} --> | ||
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[[Category:Colorado]] | [[Category:Colorado]] | ||