Earth Wind and Fire II is a socio-economic overview of Douglas County coupled with all the natural disasters the County experienced since its early settlement. RSVP: Nancy, 720.849.0718
At its peak population in 1943, Amache housed 7,310 Japanese people, making it the tenth largest population center in Colorado. Join us for the May 2025 LHS history lesson. You are welcome to stay for the business meeting following the presentation. RSVP: Nancy, 720.849.0718
A walk back in history down Spruce Mountain Road with a big surprise at the end of the walk. RSVP: Nancy, 720.849.0718
Learn about the havoc Mother Nature caused in two days of June 1965 in Southern Douglas County. You are welcome to stay for the monthly society meeting.
Meet at the LHS Information Cabin, just south of Town Hall, for a walk along Larkspur’s past. Join us for a moderate walk and refreshments.
It was an overcast, snowy Saturday in the Palmer Divide area on February 26, 1944, when Flight AF3155 went down in a rugged area of the Pike National Forest. Upon crashing due to unknown causes, the B-17 sheared numerous trees at the crash site area, broke up and scattered debris over a wide area before […]
Meet at the LHS Information Cabin, just south of Town Hall, for a walk into the history of Spruce Mountain Road. Join us for a moderate walk and refreshments.
No History Lesson
On June 16, 1965, it started raining late in the morning, and 14 inches of rain fell in five hours. The storm started in Palmer Lake, where a tornado was reported. Many ranches lost valuable topsoil. The Noe ranch lost about 35 acres of land!
Douglas County Roots
Divide Country refers to a region along the Colorado Front Range that separates the drainage basins of the Arkansas River to the south and the South Platte River to the north. This area is defined by its location along the Palmer Divide. The area is characterized by rolling hills, ponderosa pine forests, and grasslands, distinct […]
Juan Rivera’s Colorado, 1765. Juan Antonio María de Rivera (1738–?) was a Spaniard and the first Euro-American to intensively explore the territory that eventually became the state of Colorado. In 1765, he made two trips into western Colorado from New Mexico, traveling as far as the Gunnison River in Delta County.