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Although history books usually begin with the 19th-century gold rush to the central Rockies, the real cradle of Colorado is here, on the wind-swept plains of the Southeast. It was here, in the 1540s, that the first gold-seekers arrived - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and his band of conquistadores. It was here, in 1806, that Colorado received its first emissaries from the United States - the expedition led by Zebulon Pike. And it was here, in 1833, that the first American settlement was raised - Bent’s Old Fort. __The Arkansas River represents a direct line into the past. The Santa Fe Trail ran right alongside it, bringing traders and, later, armies into one of the country’s last Native American strongholds. For legendary frontiersmen such as Kit Carson and John C. Fremont, the Arkansas provided a gateway to the Rockies. Homesteaders traveled upstream in their wake, moving in tandem with the railroad crews and building towns - Lamar, La Junta and Rocky Ford - that still dot the banks of the river. The two largest cities of Southeast Colorado, Trinidad and Pueblo, made their wealth on ranching, coal mining and commerce. __Today the region possesses the dignity that comes with age. There’s no heritage of hurry here, no rush to riches at the foundation of the culture. Time is as plentiful as the prairie shortgrass. Visitors who overlook this quiet corner of the state are missing out on something special. In the vastness of its landscapes and the bottomless depth of its roots, Southeast Colorado conveys a sense of the eternal.

 

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Local News from Colorado Springs Gazette via Yahoo! News

Body by Fountain Creek possibly homeless man

Dec 2, 2008 4:40 am

The body of a middle-aged man was found along Fountain Creek north of Cimarron Street and west of Interstate 25 near America the Beautiful Park downtown on Monday morning, Colorado Springs police said...

 

Marko in court today

Dec 2, 2008 3:40 am

An Army specialist accused in the slaying of a 19-year-old woman in El Paso County is due in court today. Twenty-one-year-old Iraq veteran Robert Hull Marko is accused of murder and sex assault in the...

 

YOUR SPACE: On the road to freedom in a purple bread truck

Dec 2, 2008 12:55 am

Angel Hess describes himself as an eccentric artist living on the edge of the world and society. For now, he's living in a rancher's driveway on the edge of El Paso County.

 

Most Colo. highways reopen after adverse weather

Dec 1, 2008 6:55 pm

DENVER - Most Colorado highways have reopened after a snowstorm caused icy roads and poor visibility for holiday travelers returning home.

 

Colo. takes water fight to Supreme Court

Dec 1, 2008 5:55 pm

DENVER (AP) - Colorado is getting ready for the final phase in a 23-year dispute with Kansas over water from the Arkansas River. The two states are scheduled to appear before the U.S. Supreme Court to...

 

Pressures prompt students to cheat, steal

Dec 1, 2008 4:10 pm

NEW YORK -- In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a large-scale survey.

 

New orthopedic device spares some from amputation

Dec 1, 2008 12:55 pm

Things were looking bad for Stephen Ogonowski. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria had devoured his right ankle down to the bone, leaving an inches-wide hole full of raw and ravaged tissue.

 

NOREEN: Black Friday encompasses pain and joy

Dec 1, 2008 2:55 am

Depending on one's circumstances, the term "Black Friday" takes different meanings. Historically, Black Friday is an echo of Black Tuesday, the day in October 1929 when the stock market cras...

 

Snow slams northern El Paso County

Nov 30, 2008 11:40 pm

A winter storm walloped northern El Paso County Sunday, with more than a foot of snow on the ground from Monument to Black Forest. While downtown Colorado Springs saw snow through much of the day, lit...

 

Bright lights for a good cause at The Broadmoor

Nov 30, 2008 6:25 am

With a 10-count and a booming cry of "Happy Christmas," the sweeping grounds of The Broadmoor went up in lights Saturday night during the Colorado Springs resort's 90th anniversary celebrati...

 
 

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