1900 AD
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: April 7: Cherry post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.33) |
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Roxborough: July: Acequia post office closes. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.9) |
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All: The population of Douglas County reaches 3120. (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.185) |
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1901 AD
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Castle Rock: Keystone Hotel built at the corner of 4th and Wilcox in Castle Rock (now the Castle Cafe.) (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.26) |
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1902 AD
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Mountains: March 28: Bethesda post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.19) |
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Mountains: April 14: Pemberton post office becomes Westcreek. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.112) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Columbine school built. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.5) |
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1904 AD
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Castle Rock: First National Bank built out of rhyolite in Castle Rock . (later the Masonic Lodge.) (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.25) |
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1905 AD
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Mountains: Cheesman Dam built in southwestern Douglas County by the Denver Water Board. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.25) |
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Sedalia: Teddy Roosevelt makes a campaign stop in Sedalia. School children were released early to see the future president. (Roudebush: History of Sedalia and Jarre Canyon.: p.17) |
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1906 AD
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Castle Rock: Quarry business declines dramatically around Castle Rock due to the increased use of concrete and lack of demand because of the panic of 1893. |
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Louviers: Louviers explosives factory started by DuPont, town of Louviers is built to support the factory. (Fearnow: Louviers Works, 1908-1983.: p.2) |
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Castle Rock: Christ Episcopal Church built in Castle Rock. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.21) |
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1907 AD
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Castle Rock: Douglas County High School is built on Wilcox Street in Castle Rock. (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.185) |
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1908 AD
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Mountains: February 19: Daffodil post office changed to Deckers. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.41) |
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Louviers: DuPont changes the name of Toluca to Louviers. (: Douglas County News.) |
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1909 AD
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Larkspur: May 17: Glen Grove school burns down a second time. (: Castle Rock Journal.) |
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Franktown: Pike's Peak Grange Hall constructed. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.58) |
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1910 AD
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All: First long distance phone call from Denver to New York. First airplane leaves Denver. (Colorado State Archives) |
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Castle Rock: Douglas County High School burns down. (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.185) |
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1911 AD
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Castle Rock: Douglas County High School rebuilt. (Cornish) |
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Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree: May 24: Murder between two lovers of Isabel Springer at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel prompts John and Isabel Springer to divorce. (Isabel was John's second wife.) (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.62) |
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Mountains: September 27: Strontia Springs post office opens. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.136) |
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1912 AD
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Mountains: National Forest Fire Lookout established on Devil's Head. |
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All: July: A rain and hail storm kills one in Douglas and wipes out the trestle bridge in Parker. (Miller: Parker Colorado: A Historical Narrative.: p.84) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: New Cherry school constructed after first school burned down. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.5) |
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1913 AD
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Mountains: Nighthawk renamed Bethesda. |
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Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree: John Springer sells his ranch (later Highlands Ranch) to his first father-in-law, Col. William Hughes, owner of Perry Park Ranch. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.62) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Case post office changed to Irving. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.78) |
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All: Major snowstorm along the front range, everything closes for 11 days. (Miller: Parker Colorado: A Historical Narrative.: p.84) |
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All: Douglas County resident Elias Ammons is governor of Colorado. (: Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.97) |
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1914 AD
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Parker: Pine Grove, Plainfield, and Allison schools combine to form the Parker Consolidated School. (Douglas County Historical Society: Our Heritage: People of Douglas County.: p.373) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: New East Cherry school built. (Everest. Christie: "Douglas County Schools.": p.10) |
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1916 AD
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All: Colorado adopts prohibition. |
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Larkspur: Emily Griffith Opportunity School is opened in Denver, later has campus in Douglas County. (Colorado State Archives) |
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Castle Rock: Castle Rock's ditch system replaced by underground iron pipes. (: Douglas County News-Press.) |
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1917 AD
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Louviers: Louviers Village Club opens, holds the oldest continually operating bowling alley in the state. Clubhouse is owned by DuPont, membership dues are $1 per year. (: Record Journal of Douglas County.) |
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Mountains: Town of Daffodil changes its name to Deckers. (: Record Journal of Douglas County.) |
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1918 AD
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Castle Rock: Glade school consolidates with Castle Rock. (: Record Journal of Douglas County.) |
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Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland: Worldwide flu epidemic is felt in Douglas County, as at least one family is wiped out in the Cherry Valley area. |
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