Harvest Haunt, Bag Day, and Remington Small Arms

*Golden Eye Candy – Andi Pearson – Fall Day – enlarge*

What’s Happening in Golden Today?

*Ride the Harvest Haunt Express today at the Railroad Museum!*

9-10:15AM Align and Flow (Virtual)
9AM-5PM Harvest Haunt Express @ Colorado Railroad Museum
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose

11AM-3PM Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale @ Jeffco Fairgrounds (map)
BAG DAY! Bags of books starting at $8 per bag.

11AM CSM Men’s Soccer – MSOC vs Westminster @ Stermole Soccer Stadium
11AM CSM Women’s Soccer – WSOC vs Westminster @ Stermole Soccer Stadium
12:30-2:30PM Ofrendas 2022: Saint Candle Workshop @ Foothills Art Center
2-5PM Shakedown Street Art Market @ Over Yonder Brewing
3-4PM Wordplay Writing Workshop @ Golden Library
5PM Movie Night – Bedknobs and Broomsticks @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden (map)
6-8PM and 8:30-10:30PM Colorado Haunted History: Murder, Mayhem and Madness Tour @ Golden Visitors Center
6-9PM Face Vocal Band @ Buffalo Rose

Live Music

11AM-2PM Hank Cramer IV @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
2PM Hornbuckle Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse

2-5PM Sturtz @ Golden Mill

4-7PM Kyle O’Brien @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)

6-9PM Face Vocal Band @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

Golden History Moment

*Denver Ordnance Plant/Remington Small Arms Plant – Denver Public Library Western History Collection – enlarge*

After more than a decade of economic Depression, Golden’s citizens were very interested in the new Remington small arms plant, located just 10 minutes from Golden. It was expected to provide thousands of well-paid jobs.

81 Years Ago
The October 23, 1941 Colorado Transcript announced that the new plant would be open for tours on the coming Saturday. It was, of course, a highly secure facility. Visitors would be required to arrive in cars and stay in them.

Cars will not be permitted to stop within the reservation nor can their occupants alight, but a tour of the grounds may be made and all of the 150 buildings can be seen along the route…. The general public will not be allowed inside any of the production buildings, but will be given a comprehensive view of the exterior of the many buildings making up the vast plant. The tour inside the grounds will be three miles in length.

*Denver Federal Center seen in Google Satellite Images – enlarge*

After World War II, the plant was repurposed to serve as the Denver Federal Center. Many Golden residents still work there!

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!