Early Documents of the Mountain Parks

• Olmsted's letter to the Board of Park Commissioners, July 1912*
  (Updated, complete text, July 2007)
  
  
• Introduction to the Mountain Parks (1913 brochure)
  
  
• Table of Lands Recommended for Acquirement, Olmsted, 1914*
  
  

Minutes of the Denver Mountain Parks Commission

• 1914, Meetings of October-December*
  
  
• 1915, Meetings of January-March*
  
  
• 1915, Meetings of April-June*
  
  
  
  
• 1923, Meetings of October-December*
  
  
• 1924-1925 Meetings*
  
  

Articles published by City of Denver

• Travel in Mountain Parks Increased Heavily, 1918
  
  
• Birds of the Mountain Parks, 1919 article   Species List
  
  
• Auto Trips in Denver Mountain Parks, 1920
  
  
• Skiing in the Mountain Parks, 1920
  
  
• Winter Days in the Mountain Parks, 1928
  
  
• The Perfect Mirror of the Mountain Parks, 1928
  
  
• How Denver Acquired Her Mountain Parks, 1931* (3.6 MB)
  
  

Early Newspaper Articles

• Campaign Started for Mountain Park, 1912
  
  
• Denver Boosters Pleased with Golden Trip, 1912
  
  
• Mountain Parks Amendment Carries by Big Majority, 1912
  
  
• How We Get Eight Dollars for One, 1913 [Lariat Trail construction]
  
  
• Governor Signs Mountain Parks Bill, 1913
  
  
• Colorado Mountain Club to Remove Billboards, 1920
  
  
• Big Cloudburst in Bear Creek Canyon, 1921
  
  
• Historic Bear Creek Canyon Tour, 1929

Municipal Facts, a magazine published between 1909 and 1931, contained many articles in addition to those related to the Denver Mountain Parks. Non-circulating copies of the original magazines can be reviewed at the Denver Public Library. Also visit Colorado's Historic Newspapers, an online archive of many historic newspaper articles.

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