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Jan 1, 1300
Utes Arrive in Colorado
Utes have been in Colorado the longest,they've been here for 700 years. -
Jan 1, 1400
Apaches Arrive in Colorado
The Apaches were the first Plains Indians to arrive in
Colorado. -
Utes Get Horses
They could move faster and pull heavier loads around. -
Diego de Vargas Visits San Louis Valley
He was the first European to set foot in Colorado. -
Comanches Arrive in Colorado
They came from central Wyoming and were cousins of the Ute Indians. -
Kiowa and Kiowa Apaches Arrive in Colorado
They took control of the Colorado Plains. -
Louisiana Purchase Bought
U.S. bought it from France and it almost doubled the size of the thirteen colonies. -
Zebulon Pike Spends Winter in Colorado
Pike wrote a book about his journey. -
Fur Trappers Start Trapping
At that time, beaver pelts were in great demand. -
Fur Trapping Ended
By 1840, the trappers killed most of the beaver.
