Tag
history-culture
7 Porch Notes tagged “history-culture,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Costilla County
San Luis's Stations of the Cross climb a mesa above the oldest town in Colorado
A free, year-round walk under a mile long climbs La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia past Huberto Maestas's bronze Stations of the Cross to a hilltop adobe chapel and grotto.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
Broomfield's rail stop was Zang's Spur, and the name is usually traced to broomcorn
Broomfield grew from farm country along the railroad and was known to the railroad as Zang's Spur after a local landowner; the name Broomfield is traditionally traced to broomcorn grown nearby, though the city's own history does not settle the question.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
The Broomfield Depot Museum is a 1909 train depot moved to a park
Broomfield's local history museum sits in a railroad depot built in 1909, later moved to Zang's Spur Park and run with the help of the Broomfield Historical Society.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
Broomfield's library is named for Mamie Doud Eisenhower, who came to its dedication
Broomfield's public library carries the name of First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower, who attended its July 1963 dedication alongside General Eisenhower.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
Six WWII veterans started a museum that records Colorado's war stories
The free, volunteer-run Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum keeps nine exhibit rooms, a 3,000-book military library, and hundreds of recorded veteran interviews inside the old Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
The Brunner Farmhouse is Broomfield's restored 1908 farm home
The yellow Brunner Farmhouse on Midway Boulevard is a restored early-1900s farm home the city keeps as a community gathering place and gardens.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
Broomfield Days is the city's big September festival on Midway Boulevard
Broomfield Days is a long-running one-day community festival each September at Midway Park, with a parade, 5K, vendor booths, and food along Midway Boulevard.
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