When Ms. Charlotte McKean Hubbs became Colorado State Regent, 2009-2011, she asked that I update "A Guidebook to DAR Historic Markers in Colorado" by Hildegarde and Frank McLaughlin. This publication was revised and updated as a State Regent's project during Mrs. Donald K. Andersen, Colorado State Regent 1989-1991 from the original 1978 version of Colorado Historical Markers. Purpose of this Project was to update information and add new markers since the last publication and add the Santa Fe Trail Markers in Colorado by Mary B. and Leo E. Gamble to this publication. Assessment Forms were sent to each Chapter Historian to complete on their Chapter markers. These assessments will be used to document the condition of each site. GPS (Lat/Long) co-ordinances were to be included for future interactive mapping. Current digital photographs of markers were included where chapters participated, some markers are missing, so original photographs were used. By digitizing this publication, an on-line publication can be purchased by anyone interested in our Colorado Historical Markers and will make updating, revising and adding new markers much easier. Our hopes were to include a Website of the Colorado Historical Markers accessible on our Colorado State Society Website. I would like to thank Jackie Sopko, Arkansas Valley Chapter, Pueblo Colorado for her long hours in front of a computer screen, scanning, updating, formatting and supporting me in this project. I would also like to thank the many Colorado DAR Chapters that participated in this project. I owe them all a huge debt of gratitude for giving freely of their time to this project. And, I would like to thank my husband, Bill. As a partner in life and in our hardware business, he supported my efforts in completing this project for Ms. Hubbs' term. Hopefully this project developed an appreciation for our Colorado History, and may have sparked interest in seeking out other areas in our state to recognize with Historical Markers. By promoting our Colorado DAR with a new publication, a website of our historical markers and interest in our existing markers I hope to see the continuation of preserving of our Colorado History forever. Christine Etherton Ruth Mrs. William E. Ruth Colorado State Historian, NSDAR 2009-2011 Jackie Meinzer Sopko is a working mother of two young children. She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and works in Product Marketing. She loves taking road trips with her family and enjoys reading roadside historical markers. When she learned there was a need to update the Colorado DAR marker book she knew that was something that she could help with. Jackie has written many technical manuals for work and pretty handy with desktop publishing software. She jumped into to this project and has not looked back. Because some of the markers are now lost is very important that they are all documented so that someday they can be replaced. There are many historical places in Colorado and it is important to make sure that we take care to mark and preserve as many as we can. Jackie Meinzer Sopko Mrs. Paul Sopko IV Table of Contents Alamosa Chapter - Alamosa . 9 Colonel Albert H. Pfeiffer Grave Site Marker . 10 Pioneer Millstones Marker . 11 Arapahoe Chapter - Boulder . 13 Christensen Park Bench . 15 Engine #30 Plaque . 16 First Church Bell in Boulder Marker . 17 First Public School in Colorado Monument . 18 First Wheat Field in Colorado . 19 Fort Chambers . 20 Mrs. Lenna Brainard Derham/Red Oak Tree . 21 Old Red Rocks Marker . 22 Patrick Henry Osage Orange Tree . 23 Scott Carpenter Marker . 24 Vietnam Memorial . 25 Arkansas Valley Chapter - Pueblo . 27 Autobees Settlement Marker . 28 Baca Ranch Marker . 29 Dr. Edwin James Marker . 30 Doyle Settlement Marker . 31 Doughboy Monument . 32 Fort Pueblo Marker . 33 Fountain City Marker . 34 Hardscrabble Marker . 35 Martha J. Henry Noble Tree and Marker . 36 McClelland Orphanage Dormitory . 37 Mineral Palace Park Marker . 38 San Carlos de Los Jupes Marker . 39 U.S.S. Maine Memorial . 40 Zebulon Pike Campsite Monument and 100th Anniversary Marker . 41 100th Anniversary Marker . 42 Augusta Wallihan - Craig . 43 A.G. and Augusta Wallihan Marker . 44 Blue Spruce Chapter - Lakewood . 45 Belmar Museum Tree and Marker . 46 Bicentennial Commemorative Tree and Marker . 47 Cache la Poudre Chapter- Fort Collins . 49 Adams Cemetery Marker . 50 Anniversary Marker for Cache la Poudre Chapter . 51 Antoine Janis Cabin Marker . 52 Antoine Janis Marker . 53 Bingham Hill Cemetery Monument . 54 Cache la Poudre Marker . 55 Cherokee Stage Station Marker . 56 Council Tree of Chief Friday of the Arapahoes . 57 First Grist Mill Marker . 58 First School House in Larimer County . 59 Flowers House Marker . 60 Founding Daughters of Cache la Poudre Marker . 61 Log Cabin Site Marker . 62 Old Flowers Store and Post Office Marker . 63 3 Overland Stage and Express Marker . 64 Overland Stage Station Marker . 65 Sam Deon-Elisa Gardner Cabin Marker . 66 Susan Howe Holmes Marker . 67 Virginia Dale Overland Trail Stage Station . 68 Centennial State Chapter- Greeley. 69 Charles Dixion Grave Site Marker . 71 Elbridge Gerry and Family Grave Site Fence and Marker . ..