It took an act of
Congress but, On This Day in 1915, the Rocky Mountain
National Park is formed.
President Woodrow Wilson signed the act into law on 26 January 1915. The Park
is finally dedicated on 4 September 1915. The park, located in north central Colorado , is absolutely
breathtaking.
Cache la Poudre Pass , NPS
Man has enjoyed
the area since 10,000 BC. The Ute, Comanche, Goshiute, and Shoshone peoples
gathered in spring and summer to hunt there as early as 6,000 BC. The Apache
finally appear in the park area around 1800. In 1820 the first non Native
Americans finally enter and view the park area. They are known as the Stephen A
Long Expedition.
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This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.
I will make every effort to keep events localized to that of my research or
research I am conducting for others. However, from time to time, it will simply
be a subject that captured my attention. Some posts will be brief while others
may be more detailed.
©
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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