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Built in 1901 by the American Smelting and Refining Company, Cokedale is the most intact coal company town in Colorado, with 350 beehive coke ovens still standing in rows along the canyon and original miners' cottages still occupied.
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado National Guard attacked a tent colony of striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, killing 25 people including 11 children, in the deadliest labor conflict in American history.
1865 toll road over the pass: $1 per wagon. 5000 wagons a year. Sold to the railroad in 1878.
Touch the half-inch rock layer that marks the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
AT&SF crews beat the rival D&RG to Raton Pass with picks and shovels — winning New Mexico.
1915 theater with eight 1934 WPA murals depicting Raton's frontier history. Still in use.
Coal company town of 1000 immigrants ran 1912-1941. Miners earned $1/ton. Now a state park.
A man raised the flag here before NM was a state. The canyon holds dinosaur extinction evidence.
200-acre National Register district with 95 Victorian buildings from the railroad boom era.
14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Driving through Trinidad, you might not expect to find a beautifully preserved piece of Jewish history, but Temple Aaron is just that! In the late 1800s, Trinidad was a bustling commercial center, drawing people from…
Imagine the grand performances that once graced the stage of the Jaffa Opera House, a High Victorian Italianate gem built in 1883. The Jaffa Opera House, located in Trinidad, Colorado, was built in 1883. The first floor…
Step back in time to Cokedale, where the echoes of coal mining still resonate. This preserved historic district offers a glimpse into the daily lives of early 20th-century coal miners and their families. Cokedale was a…
Built in 1901 by the American Smelting and Refining Company, Cokedale is the most intact coal company town in Colorado, with 350 beehive coke ovens still standing in rows along the canyon and original miners' cottages…
1865 toll road over the pass: $1 per wagon. 5000 wagons a year. Sold to the railroad in 1878.
You're driving through a place that once decided the fate of empires: Raton Pass. Back in 1846, during the Mexican-American War, the U.S. Army needed a route to invade New Mexico. Explorer Kit Carson told General…
This seemingly quiet field holds a dark secret: it was the site of the Ludlow Massacre. On April 20th, 1914, Colorado National Guard troops and coal company guards attacked a tent colony of striking coal miners and…
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado National Guard attacked a tent colony of striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, killing 25 people including 11 children, in the deadliest labor conflict in American history.
Coal company town of 1000 immigrants ran 1912-1941. Miners earned $1/ton. Now a state park.
A man raised the flag here before NM was a state. The canyon holds dinosaur extinction evidence.
Touch the half-inch rock layer that marks the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
1915 theater with eight 1934 WPA murals depicting Raton's frontier history. Still in use.
AT&SF crews beat the rival D&RG to Raton Pass with picks and shovels — winning New Mexico.
200-acre National Register district with 95 Victorian buildings from the railroad boom era.
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