Colorado History Stories & Information

Colorado Ghost Towns & Mining Camps - Tour Maps, photos & history information on area mining ghost towns..

Fourteener Country Ghost Towns - Discover the history behind many of the area's mining ghost towns and take a short photo tour.

Doc Holliday - Yes, even the infamous Doc Holliday left his mark on Colorado's Fourteener Country.

Gold & Silver! - In the spring of 1860, prospectors discovered what was to be called California Gulch, the rush was on to what is now Lake, Chaffee & Park Counties of Colorado.

Lake County War - Some of the most infamous and wild times in the history of the west occurred in Colorado's Fourteener Country, especially during what was called, "the Lake County wars".

Murder of Judge Dyer - The few who struggled to maintain law and order in early Fourteener Country frequently paid the price.

Stagecoach Robbery Mystery - The scheduling of stagecoach gold shipments from the area's mines was a well guarded secret. In spite of this security, robberies were occurring much too often...

The Story of Cock-Eyed Liz - As it's name implies, the Palace Manor, still standing on the 400 block of east Main Street in Buena Vista, was once the "palace of joy"...

June Shaputis' Chaffee County - A researcher into the lives of those who have lived and died in Chaffee County, Colorado, June Shaputis tells the stories about the people who helped create Fourteener Country.