Canon City Colorado History

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Podcast series focusing on the rich history of Southern Colorado centered around the Frontier town of Canon City. We will Discuss Grizzly Bears, Indian Wars, Cowboys, Hard Rock Miners, Trappers and Traders, and smugglers. Please join us on the exciting trip into the past of Colorado

  1. Feb 17

    Fremont County Coal Mines Lets talk about the miners

    When Coal became King in southern Colorado, it took men with Grit to get the coal out of the mines.  In this episode we touch on the miner and some of the conditions he faced

    19 min

  2. Jan 22

    Birth of the Hell Razing town of Prospect Heights Colorado

    Step back into Fremont County's rowdiest chapter....when Canon City went Dry, the Adamic Brothers created their own Party town  this is the story of Prospect Highs

    11 min

  3. Jan 10

    The Crazy Story of a Frontier Turf War..... A western Daniel Vs. Goliath tale

    1878-1880 a battle raged in the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas and in courtrooms across the west.  A story of how a little Scrapper of a man faced a Railroad Goliath and Won.    The Denver and Rio Grand Railroad Verses the Corporate giant Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad.  In the story of the expansion of the west, there is not a story that matches the Royal Gorge War

    16 min

  4. 12/11/2025

    The story of Colorados Youngest Inmate and his Murderous past

    Anton Woode was only 11 years old when he was sentences to Colorado State Penitentiary.  This is the story of his crime and his life

    35 min

  5. 12/04/2025

    The Committee of Safety wasn't so Safe The story of the Lake County War

    In !874-1881 the Lake County War raged in the little town of Centerville Colorado.  It not a War lie you would think,, so listen to this podacast on how a handful of men took over everything in Chaffe County

    21 min

  6. 12/01/2025

    Courthouse Hanging, Ghost train and a little burro

    A couple of short stories form the Mining Camp of Fairplay Colorado

    13 min

  7. 11/20/2025

    Wid West tale of Tom Horn and Doc Shores and the Cotopaxi Train Robbery

    1891 the Denver Rio Grand is stopped and robbed at gunpoint, Famous Lawmen Tom Horn and Doc Shores track down the highwaymen in Indian territory  A true story of adventure, and humiliation

    23 min

  8. 11/06/2025

    The Bloody Prison escape of 1900 And the Lynching pf Inmate Reynolds

    January 1900,  3 men and a boy escape the territorial prison after the murder of Night Captain Rooney

    14 min
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Podcast series focusing on the rich history of Southern Colorado centered around the Frontier town of Canon City. We will Discuss Grizzly Bears, Indian Wars, Cowboys, Hard Rock Miners, Trappers and Traders, and smugglers. Please join us on the exciting trip into the past of Colorado

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  • Creator
    jonkenline
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Canon City Colorado History