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From Gold Rush To Present: Colorado’s Oldest Market Survives 167 Years
Which business is the oldest business in the state of Colorado? How far back in time would we need to travel to visit this business on opening day?. To find the oldest operating business in the Centennial State, we would need to travel back to a time before Colorado was a state. Even back to a time before Colorado was a territory. Technically, this store pre-dates the Colorado gold rush era of 1858-1859.
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