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Colorado Telephone 1870: Defiance camp was 1881 september 4: Ute 1890: F.H.A. Lyle and 1900: january 1: 1930: Census indicated 1943: Hotel Colorado, Hot 1951: A new ski lift was 1963: Holy Ghost The Johnson 1984: The UPL 1992: The grand Phase 2 of the Company started linking 1910: 1920 1979: 2010: set up at Grand Springs, Indians were moved to the Devereux brothers  Haley's Comet appears in Prohibition came to the only drop in Glenwood Springs pool and the Vapor installed on Red Mountain Novitiate was formed to bore of the Eisenhower Lumberyard was opening of the four-laned Grand Avenue Paving Glenwood Springs to Aspen now Glenwood Springs. reservation lands in Utah. brought the sport of polo the night sky. Night tours Glenwood Springs with Springs' population ever Caves were commissioned Ski Area west of town. train young Catholic men tunnel was opened destroyed by a I-70 through Glenwood Project (GAPP2) was and installed wall telephones Western Colorado was to Glenwood Springs. up to the observatory on the 18th Amendment and recorded. as a Navy Hospital. to enter the priesthood allowing four lanes of spectacular fire. Canyon is celebrated after completed. It replaced the within the city. opened to entry and Lookout Mountain were closed the many saloons and was located in the traffic to cross over the 12 years of construction. asphalt surface with july 23: 1860 settlement by the white popular. and houses of prostitution. Sumer's Lodge in what is Continental Divide on I-70. concrete from Sayre Park Capt. Richard man.  march 31: The first mass 1932: Citizen's National now Glenwood Park. 1985: The Rocky february 16: Vice . to 24th Street. The Colorado Sopris was the 1900 shipment of automobiles Bank closed into receivership. Mountain Natural Gas 1992 october 14: The 2011: President Theodore 2002: The “Coal Department of first recorded was delivered in building explodes killing ancient "Ute Trail" across the Seam Fire” burned over white man to use Roosevelt visits Glenwood 1923: The Grand River Transportation has initiated 1879: The Grand River Glenwood Springs. Seven 1964: The Frontier 12 people. Flat Tops was dedicated. 12,000 acres and the Hot Springs. Springs following a hunting was officially renamed the State Employment the formal Environmental Bridge Company identical Fords were sold 1933: Historical Society was destroyed numerous trip. He enjoys the vapor Colorado River. Office opens. 108 applicants Assessment (EA) process constructed a toll bridge to members of the formed to preserve buildings in and around 1890: Stone bathhouse caves and attends a show up the first day. A majority of the Cardiff for rehabilitating or across the Grand Glenwood Motor Club. local history. 1993: Glenwood Springs. The at the Hot Springs Pool dinner party at the Hotel december: The The present Coke Ovens are destroyed to make replacing the Grand (Colorado) River, at Cooper 1945 1953: fire was caused by a was completed and Vapor Glenwood before departing Hotel Glenwood at 8th bridge across the Colorado way for development. Fifty-two Avenue Bridge on State Avenue. This replaced a subsurface fire burning february 10: Cave #3 on the north side on the Colorado Midland december 5: and Grand burned to the River replaced Von remain and are listed on the Highway 82 in downtown suspension footbridge at 1883 1912: 1933 since 1910 in the South Garfield County was of the river was added to Train for Colorado Springs.  august 10: The largest bicycle Prohibition repealed ground. Rosenberg's 1891 bridge. National Register of Historic Places. Glenwood Springs. this location. It was used Canyon Number 1 Coal established and Carbonate make a complete health race from Basalt to Glenwood and bars opened in 1967: Glenwood Springs until 1891 when the State Mine west of Glenwood was named county seat. spa complex. Springs was celebrated with a hotels and restaurants. was designated as the site Highway Department built An improved road Springs. 1869: James Landis 1902: festival. A monument to for Colorado Mountain a new bridge at Grand 1924: The City of 1955: was the first person through Glenwood Canyon  Gambling was banned by state "Doc" Holliday was erected College with the campus Avenue. The Cooper Ave. Glenwood Springs to settle in Glenwood 1883 november 6: was completed with law and Glenwood's slot in Linwood Cemetery by located six miles south of bridge was then moved to purchased Hanging I-70 Exit 114 Springs and first Voters approved funding secured by State machines were removed. the City of Glenwood town. 2005: a location on the Roaring Lake and the ramp improvement owner of the hot changing the Senator Edward T. Taylor  The Pike's Peak Ocean-to- Springs. Fork River near Cardiff. Toll surrounding 700 project placed springs property. Garfield County seat of Glenwood Springs. Ocean Highway, including the charges in 1883 were $1 for acres of White River roundabouts and from Carbonate to Taylor State Road through Governor a Team and Wagon, National Forest for Oil tanks on the 1969: other on/off ramp Glenwood Springs Glenwood Canyon, was named. 1948: Vanderhoof formally 10-cents for a footman. Local cowboy & use as a city park. east side of town caught improvements. when it became 1903:  september 27: Abdu’l Baha, son 1934:Civilian Conservation appointed the first 1891 april: Theodore Von fire and exploded july 2-6: South Canyon Fire apparent that horse trainer, Rich Thomson, of the founder of the Bahai Corps camp was set up for 240 committee to study 1994 Rosenberg's bridge across threatening much of the - sparked by lightning near the winters were too was awarded "The World's faith, visits Glenwood Springs men who worked on roads in the Glenwood the Grand River (now town. base on Storm King Mountain 7 harsh in Carbonate. Champion Bronco Buster". during a tour of the United the White River National Forest, Canyon. This Colorado River) at Glenwood miles west of Glenwood Springs. States. cleared brush for a ski area on would begin an Springs was dedicated. After a cold front moved through Lookout Mountain and built the ongoing public 1956: Hot Springs the area, increasing the winds and April 7: Prohibitionist, Glenwood Springs Municipal 1948:Holiday Hill Ski process and design 1884: Hotel 1903 Pool sold to a group of fire activity, the fire broke through Carry Nation, visits Glenwood 1914: The Grand River Canyon was Airport, among other projects. Area was established period that lasted Glenwood opens twenty-two Glenwood the fire line, killing a total of 14 Springs and delivers a speech on officially renamed Glenwood Canyon by Camp located where Sayre where Sunlight Mountain until the early 1980s. to guests. Springs businessmen. firefighters. the evils of alcohol and smoking. Garfield County commissioners. Park is now. Resort is now.

1885: First Presbyterian Church 1891 may 10: President 1904: The red 1924: The City of Glenwood Springs 1995: The historic 2005:Phase 1 of the was established. Constructed on Benjamin Harrison arrived by sandstone Denver purchased the Rosebud Cemetery Glenwood Health Spa is Grand Avenue Paving Cooper Avenue and is still in use train to spend the day in and Rio Grande property from the Bailer family. torn down. Project (GAPP1) was today. Glenwood Springs. He train depot on 7th completed. It replaced attended services at the Street opened. the asphalt surface with Presbyterian Church, bathed september 17: The first wireless concrete from the Grand august 25: Glenwood Springs was platted & incorporated. Isaac Garfield County 1925 1999: The Glenwood 1885 in the Hot Springs Pool, 1915: radio broadcast went over the phone Avenue Bridge to Sayre Cooper or his wife Sarah renamed Defiance "Glenwood Springs" for their High School opened its Caverns and Historic Fairy attended a luncheon at the lines from Glenwood Springs to Denver. Park. hometown of Glenwood, Iowa. 1905 april 15: President doors to students. Caves opened to the Hotel Glenwood and spoke Theodore Roosevelt's bear hunt public for tours. briefly to residents before began on Divide Creek. The Hotel 1886: Glenwood Light & Water Company was departing that evening. Colorado became the "Little 1917: The Glenwood 1934: organized by Walter B. Devereux with British investors White House of the West". Springs Fire  Red Mountain Ski and a hydro-electric plant was built near where the Department got its Area established. bathhouse for the Hot Springs Pool currently sits. 1894 june 15: Grand opening of first motor-driven fire  The Grand Hotel on the Hotel Colorado is celebrated engine. the corner of 8th 1948 september 21: and Cooper was President Harry Truman’s  First National Bank was established. and Observation pavilion train stops in Glenwood 1887: completed atop Lookout Mountain. demolished. Glenwood  Cardiff townsite was established south of January 5: Springs on a campaign 2005: 1917 Meadows Shopping Glenwood Springs. William "Buffalo Bill" tour. Center opens with  Weekend "Laundry Trains" came from Leadville Cody visited his friend Construction september 16: The The White 1936: Lowes, Target and other and Aspen bringing miners down to bathe and 1895 1907: Dr. William Crook of begins on the Fairy Cave Company was major chain retailers.. do laundry in the hot springs and enjoy River National Forest Glenwood Springs just Glenwood Springs formed and tours were led up 1949: The first Glenwood's bawdy pleasures. was formed. five days before Cody’s Municipal Airport. Iron Mountain behind the Hotel California Zephyr death in Denver. Colorado to the caves above. train came 2009: The Glenwood 1887 october 5: Denver and Rio Grande Railroad came to Glenwood 1908: through Glenwood I-70 Interchange Project Springs. was conducted by CDOT. Springs on a narrow-gauge bed through Glenwood Canyon.  Dr. W. F. Berry built the Silent film star, Tom Glenwood Health Spa 1918: 1926: This safety and mobility 1896: Glenwood Sanitarium  The polo field Mix arrives in Glenwood Springs developed west of Glenwood Springs was converted into improvement project november 8: John Henry "Doc" Holliday died of at the corner of 10th to film "The Great K & A Train 1887 utilizing natural hot springs waters. Glenwood Springs' provided for a 4-lane tuberculosis in the Hotel Glenwood. He was buried in Linwood and Bennett. Robbery" in Glenwood Canyon. first golf course. configuration from Exit 117 Cemetery but the exact location of his gravesite is unknown.  State Senator Edward  The Colorado over the Grand Avenue Daredevil E.A. Nellis rides a T. Taylor was elected 1897: Midland Railroad fell Bridge. It also made bicycle the length of the wooden to the U.S. House of into receivership 1928: The Glenwood Post newspaper repairs to the decking of water flume in Glenwood Canyon Representatives. 1888: The Natatorium and Pool, and discontinued absorbed the Avalanche Echo newspaper. the Grand Avenue Bridge. from No Name to Glenwood Springs. fed by the Yampah Hot Springs, operations. were completed. 1898: St. Joseph’s 1929: The first road paving began in Sanitarium and Hotel 1919: Glenwood Springs with the paving of Grand The new Glenwood Light and Water Company 1888: was opened by the  The Federal Building on the corner Avenue which was completed in 1930. hydro-electric plant was built and still stands today, currently Sisters of Charity in the of 9th and Grand was completed. housing the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts. old Yampah Hotel. It originally housed the post office and the federal land office. 1629: The  Elmer Lucas, of the Hotel Colorado, Garfield County june 18: First 1889 1899: A passenger 1909: The Shoshone buys the Hotel Glenwood. courthouse Strawberry Day celebration train was hit by an hydroelectric plant was  august 16: First airplanes land in was completed. organized to promote the avalanche in completed in Glenwood Glenwood Springs. sale of local produce. Glenwood Canyon. Canyon.