WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
9:30AM-3:30PM Quilting with Paper @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
12PM and 1:30PM Is He Really Buried Here? @ Buffalo Bill Museum
1PM Wild West Walking Tour
1PM and 3PM Wild West Short Tour
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
5-8PM Wild West Pub Crawl – SOLD OUT
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
6-7:30PM Bingo Night @ American Legion Post 21
SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
CITY MEETING
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
The Sustainability Board will discuss Sustainability Metrics. They will continue with their plan to make the City fleet of vehicles all-electric, discussing which vehicles are scheduled for replacement in 2024, and what vehicles are currently on the market. They will discuss their strategic priorities for 2024, to help staff determine budget priorities for next year. For more information about these topics, see the meeting packet.
LIVE MUSIC
5:30-8:30PM Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble @ Goosetown Station
6-9PM CW Wooten @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-9PM Derek Hall @ Miners Saloon
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
Early maps of Golden show a four square block area between 16th and 18th Streets, from Arapahoe to Illinois, marked “Public Square.” According to the Colorado Transcript, town founder William Loveland donated it to the City with the stipulation that it always be used as a park.
In 1884, the City paid to build a fence around the park, and on Arbor Day, the citizens planted 500 trees. In 1886, the City installed a tap to allow the trees to be irrigated. For several years afterward, citizens continued to plant trees in the park on Arbor Day.
After World War II, the county needed a bigger courthouse, and–rather than losing them to some other municipality–the citizens of Golden voted to give Pioneer Park to the County, so they could build a new courthouse there. Soon after, the School of Mines received the rest of the property so they could expand the campus.
106 Years Ago
In the summer of 1917, the United States had just entered World War I. Most of the students at the School of Mines were part of Company A – Engineers in the National Guard. The July 26, 1917 Colorado Transcript reported that soldiers were encamped in City Park:
The City park has now assumed all the appearance of a military camp. Companies A and B are now stationed there. Company streets have been surveyed, and electric lights placed a convenient places. All of the officers’ tents have been been provided with electric lights. Sanitary toilets have been connected with the city sewer. A large cook shack has been completed and all officers and men of the battalion are now taking their meals in the park.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
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