About this season
Rocky Mountain PBS flagship history series exploring the people, places, and events that have shaped Colorado's rich heritage.
Episodes (13)
1. Big Thompson Flood
Aired 6 October 2016 • 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.
2. Hotel de Paris
Aired 13 October 2016 • 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.
3. LGBT
Aired 20 October 2016 • 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.
4. The Stanley Hotel
Aired 27 October 2016 • 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.
5. Suffrage
Aired 3 November 2016 • 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.
6. Dana Crawford
Aired 10 November 2016 • 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.
7. The Tabors
Aired 17 November 2016 • 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.
8. Centennial Farms
Aired 15 December 2016 • 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.
9. Trinidad
Aired 22 December 2016 • 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.
10. Courthouses
Aired 29 December 2016 • 27 min
The courthouses across Colorado are much more than judicial landmarks, their placement represents power and land status.
11. Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp
Aired 5 January 2017 • 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.
12. Dinosaurs
Aired 12 January 2017 • 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.
13. KKK
Aired 19 January 2017 • 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.