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CSU’s Rare Flower in Bloom and Open for Viewing
Saturday night, May 25th, the 7-year-old corpse flower at Colorado State University (CSU) decided it was time to bloom. By the eight o’clock hour the next morning, long lines had already already started. Hundreds of people came and are coming to see the magnificent CSU corpse flower. A long line wrapped around the streets of the College of Agricultural Sciences Conservatory.
Missile Silos and Facilities of Colorado
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), there are five former Atlas E intercontinental ballistic missile sites in Colorado. These sites are scattered across the northern plains in Weld and Larimer counties. In addition, there are six Titan I intercontinental ballistic missiles silos.
Billy Possum: Presidential pet and toy of a different kind
Billy Possum started as a stuffed toy depicting a possum (aka opossum) during President Taft’s term. The Billy Possum was developed to replace the popular Teddy bear. Soon a live possum named Billy became a presidential pet at the White House.
The Tesla that is endlessly flowing in space
On February 6, 2018, a Space X Falcon rocket launched, sending a Tesla Roadster into space. In the driver’s seat of the convertible is a mannequin dressed as a suited astronaut. This unlikely astronaut is named “Starman,” and is still to this day floating in space.
In the 1880's, his skin was made into a pair of shoes and part of his skull was used as an ashtray
May 11, 1950, construction workers working on the Rawlins National Bank on Cedar Street in Rawlins, Wyoming found a whiskey barrel filled with bones. They were shocked to find that the barrel contained a skull with the top sawed off, a bottle of vegetable compound, and a pair of leather shoes.
Over the years, several bodies have been found under the library
According to the city website, the Riverview Cemetery is the 3rd cemetery in Green River, Wyoming. The first was located northwest of Centennial Park. The second was located where the Sweetwater County Library is located today.
Rattlesnake Kate: The Snake Killing Women Who Made a Dress and Shoes from 140 Snakes
I first heard about Rattlesnake Kate when visiting Colorado's Greeley History Museum. On display was a 1920’s flapper dress entirely made of rattlesnakes with a necklace made of large rattlesnake rattles. I thought who would make such a dress? Well, a Longmont woman named Kate McHale Slaughterback. Better known as Rattlesnake Kate. The more I dug into her story the more I was intrigued.
The Civil War Monument that was spray painted and taken down in Denver
In recent years, many monuments have been vandalized, mocked, and in need of protection due to civil unrest about their meaning and representation. There once was a tall Civil War Monument in the front entry of the Colorado State Capitol building. What happened to that monument and why was it removed?
Wonderland Theater of “freaks” and “bizarre exhibits” was once in Denver, Colorado
Back in the mid-1800’s Denver’s Curtis Street between Fifteenth and Nineteenth street was home to “Theater Row.” It started with the Apollo Hall in 1859. Then the Tabor Grand opened in 1881. Many more theaters followed.
Did one of Napoleon's Marshals live incognito in the U.S.A. or was he hung?
There is a place where the Spanish Moss is abundant. The birds are singing pleasantly, the flowers are in bloom and the views are spectacular. This describes the present-day experience of Airle Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina.
A Rocky Mountain National Park historical cabin abandoned and unkept
Sprague Lake within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) is not as natural as you think. This shallow, 13-arces lake is the remnants of a resort that once stood at its shores. Rocky Mountain National Park was established in 1915. Before its national park designation, several families lived and owned the land that is now within park boundaries. Remnants of the settlements within the park can still be found.
Remembering the clothing optional beach in Colorado
About forty years ago, a lake in Northern Colorado was a popular nude swimming attraction. Coot Lake is now a popular place to walk your dog and let them jump in for a cool swim. But this wasn't always for dogs. It was once a place where you could swim nude.
Greatest Mining Hoax ever in the United States
Prospectors Philip Arnold and his cousin John Slack sold a false American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco and New York City. Triggering a diamond prospecting craze in the western states of Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona. The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 was one of the biggest cons of its time.
The bodies of several Civil War soldiers were found in a New Mexico backyard
At the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass in North New Mexico, Union volunteers from Colorado clashed with Confederate Texans trying to take over New Mexico. The battle is referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West" by many historians. The battle occurred from March 26-28, 1862. Which ended in a Confederate retreat to Texas.
There is a hidden Scientology compound
A hidden Scientology Base is located south of the Colorado – New Mexico stateline. It lies above the living ghost town of Trementina. It can only be seen by the public in aerial photos and satellite maps. Viewing the site from Google Maps, you can locate the site by its unique large Scientology symbol craved into the ground. As if they are the Nazca Lines of South America.
The Hidden Legacy: Cathay Williams, the Female Buffalo Soldier
(Colorado) Cathay Williams was once an enslaved woman but later disguised herself as a man so she could become a soldier. Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the United States Army, while disguised as a man, during the Indian Wars. Williams is also the only known female Buffalo Soldier.
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