Season 4

Episodes • 2016

Big Thompson Flood

1. Big Thompson Flood

57 min

When the skies opened on July 31, 1979, few anticipated this summer storm would result in the deadliest flash flood in Colorado's recorded history.

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Hotel de Paris

2. Hotel de Paris

27 min

Amid Colorado's booming Silver Rush, Louis Depuy, a mysterious Frenchman, opened a first-class French restaurant and hotel in the mining town of Georgetown.

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LGBT

3. LGBT

28 min

During Colorado's Gold Rush days, newspaper headlines revealed passionate letters and secret elopements between same-sex couples. Nearly two centuries later, the struggle for equality continues within the state's landscape.

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The Stanley Hotel

4. The Stanley Hotel

27 min

Widely known for inspiring Steven King's 1977 novel, "The Shining," The Stanley Hotel's legacy goes beyond a history of paranormal activity.

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Suffrage

5. Suffrage

28 min

On November 7, 1893, Colorado became the first state in the nation to grant women's suffrage by popular vote, a result of nearly 15 years of struggle and dedication.

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Dana Crawford

6. Dana Crawford

27 min

In the early 1960s preservationist Dana Crawford launched her own plan to preserve Denver's historic buildings dating back to the 1860s. Over 50 years later her legacy can be seen throughout the city.

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The Tabors

7. The Tabors

28 min

During the Colorado Silver Boom, Horace Tabor, known as "The Bonanza King of Leadville," landed in the Centennial state becoming one of the richest silver barons in history.

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Centennial Farms

8. Centennial Farms

28 min

With a rich history of homesteading, farming and ranching, Colorado boasts nearly 500 hundred Centennial Farms, which remain in operation and are run by descendants of the original families.

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Trinidad

9. Trinidad

27 min

Take a walk on the "Trinidad" imprinted brick-paved city streets and discover the beauty of this Southern Colorado town that is once again reinventing itself.

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Courthouses

10. Courthouses

27 min

The courthouses across Colorado are much more than judicial landmarks, their placement represents power and land status.

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Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp

11. Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp

27 min

Housed today in Steamboat Springs, Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp boasts alumni from Jose Limon, a pioneer of modern dance, to actors including Julie Harris and Dustin Hoffman.

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Dinosaurs

12. Dinosaurs

28 min

Discover the "Bone Wars" of the late 1800s, major fossil finds across the state, and take a walk in 150 million year old dinosaur tracks.

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KKK

13. KKK

28 min

From the Grand Dragon to known KKK appointees in the police, mayor's and governor's offices, Colorado once had the 2nd largest Klu Klux Klan Membership in the United States. Discover the sordid history of the KKK in Colorado and the impact they had on Catholics, Jews and African Americans in early 1920s, and the courageous individuals who fought against their establishment.

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