Chemical & Scientific Porcelain
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Jul. 29th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8-10AM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-2:30PM - Tween Scene: Nailed It Cupcake Decorating - FULL
- 5:30-9PM - The Golden Bicycle Cruise
- 5:30-6:30PM - Mayoral Town Hall
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6-8PM - Books & Benders
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
5:30-6:30PM Talk with the Mayor Tonight
Join Mayor Laura Weinberg for an in-person town hall at Natural Grocers in their community room where she will provide a brief update on key city initiatives and then open the floor for questions. This is your opportunity to hear directly from the mayor and share your thoughts on local issues. Can’t make this one? Another will be hosted in late September--check the community calendar for details.
Location:
Natural Grocers
2401 Ford St. (map)
5:30-9PM The Golden Bicycle Cruise @ Armory Parking Garage
A family-friendly Bicycle Cruise that takes place on the last Tuesday of the month from May to September. Beer, Bands and Bikes!
May 27 - Disney
June 24 - Disco
July 29 - Wild West
August 26 - My Favorite Sitcom
September 30 - Zombie Apocalypse
Hope to see you cruisin' this summer!!
More information
Location:
Armory Parking Garage
14th and Arapahoe (Map)
Golden History: A Tremendous Wall of Water
The 1896 flood in Tucker Gulch. The building in the center of the picture is still standing at 10th and Ford. - Golden History Museum collection
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129 Years Ago
Golden worst flood occurred on the night of July 24, 1896. The July 29, 1896 Colorado Transcript described it as follows:
At about 7 o’clock Friday evening dense clouds had gathered low down on the surrounding mountains, and at that hour an unprecedented downpour of rain and hail commenced, continuing to fall in sheets for half an hour or more. Nothing like it had ever been witnessed before. The clouds were tinged with a dark green hue making the scene a weird and fearful one. Before the rain-fall even partially ceased the water in the creek began to raise rapidly, bringing down flood-wood, railroad ties, trees and all manner of debris, and to add to the horror, at about 8 o’clock a tremendous wall of water came down Tucker Gulch on the north side of Clear Creek, forcing its way through the center of the town, carrying death and destruction in its path.
The article went on to report that a 30 foot deep wall of water came down Tucker Gulch and swept away several houses. Mrs. J.F. Edwards had been in her barn, milking her cow as the water approached and was unable to escape to higher ground. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, an elderly couple, were in their home on the west side of the gulch. The house was swept away and both were killed.
Clear Creek, too, was greatly swollen. The Transcript described “a body of water 8 or 10 feet deep…loaded with timbers, trees and all sorts of wreckage.”
The Ford Street bridge was destroyed and that wreckage took out the railroad bridge at East Street. The area that we now call the 8th and 9th Street historic district was swept with floodwater.
The two water mains that served the town south of the creek were destroyed, leaving the south side without water. The town’s electrical power plant used steam, so the loss of water supply left the entire town in darkness.
Homes along 11th Street (called 1st St. at that time) were flooded to a depth of 6 or 8 feet, and logs floated as far up as 12th Street.
A home at the corner of 12th and Ford was filled with mud and water two feet deep. The owner’s carpets and furniture were ruined, but the article pointed out that the flood had left enough driftwood in his yard that he would have firewood for “one or two thousand years.”
Terrible as the 1896 flood was for Golden, the town of Morrison suffered much worse. At least 20 people died there.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 68, with temperatures rising to around 72 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 63°F
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 82°F
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 60°F
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 81°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 60°F
Friday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 83°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 88°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 62°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 90°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 62°F
Monday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 90°F
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Goosetown Station
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, and Robert Thresher.
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/yr)
Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Cherryln Parker, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, and Nanette Johnson
