History Talk, Preview at Miners Alley, and Protecting the Watershed, Circa 1922

*Golden Eye Candy – Richard Luckin – Downtown Spring –* *enlarge*

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We will be meeting in person – a generous BAM participant offered to host (will be near the Golden High School). This month, we’ll explore resources to understand how to have conversations with people with whom we disagree. Books:

Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from Our Culture of Contempt by Arthur C. Brooks
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman

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6-7:30PM Golden – Colorado’s Territorial Capital @ Golden History Museum
Join returning presenter Randi Samuelson-Brown to uncover the stories of the Golden of yesteryear when the west was wild and the population was scarce. We examine some of the famous/infamous that passed through the town with an eye toward the off-kilter inhabitants.

6:30-7:30PM Money Smart Week: Psycholo g y of Money @ Golden Library
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6:30PM Intro to Hiking Safely
7PM Trivia Night @ Trailhead Taphouse

*Meet the cast of Blue Ridge – photo by Matthew Gale Photography*

7:30PM Blue Ridge Preview
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5-9PM Open Mic @ Cannonball Creek
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Golden History Moment

Wagenbach store on Lookout Mountain. North Table Mountain is faintly visible in the background. The sign leaning against the porch advertises refreshments. Photo courtesy of Lorraine Wagenbach. – enlarge

100 Years Ago
The April 13, 1922 issue of the Colorado Transcript described a challenge the City was facing concerning its reservoir on Lookout Mountain. The area was becoming increasingly popular with tourists and a natural target for development. The Wagenbach family had already built a store near the reservoir, and developers were planning to build a gas station, a curio shop, and a waffle house in the same area.

Water wasn’t chemically treated at that time. The only way Cities could hope to ensure safe water was to bring “pure” water from the mountains. The proposed development near the reservoir was a threat to our water.

*Tourists exploring the mountains – photo courtesy of Lorraine Wagenbach – enlarge*

The matter of protecting the water supply brought up the question of possible contamination of the Beaver brook water shed, as since the Mount Evans road was built, many people are getting into the country. The city clerk and the health officer were instructed to investigate conditions there as soon as possible, and take the steps necessary to present the pollution of the streams.
Colorado Transcript – April 13, 1922

The supreme court had already decreed that cities could protect their water supplies, so Golden planned to take legal steps to stop any additional development.

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!