Camp Amache National Historic Landmark | Granada, CO visit our website Camp Amache is one of ten Japanese American Internment camps established across the country by the Federal Government in 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  It was the only Japanese internment camp located in Colorado.

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site | Kiowa County, CO 719-383-5051 | visit our website The newest addition to the national park system, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site marks the location of one of the most infamous events in Colorado history.  On November 29, 1864, 700 members of the First Colorado and Third Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, under the command of Colonel John Chivington, attacked an encampment of about 500 non-combatant and mostly unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members.  Approximately 160 people were killed, the majority of whom were women and children.[*]

Chimney Rock Archaeological Site | Pagosa Springs, CO 970-264-2287 call 970-883-5359  between May 15th and Septmeber 30th  visit our website In the shadow of the awe-inspiring twin pinnacles, experience a unique part of America's heritage at one of the most unusual and intriguing archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan people in the Four Corners area of SW Colorado. Located between Durango and Pagosa Springs, Chimney Rock is a 4,100 acre site within the San Juan National Forest and is surrounded by the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. It was designated an Archaeological Area and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Barney Ford House Museum | Breckenridge, CO 970-547-3112 | visit our website The Barney Ford House Museum honors Barney L. Ford, an escaped slave who prospered and became a prominent entrepreneur and black civil rights pioneer in Colorado. The house is located in the center of downtown Breckenridge, at the corner of Washington and Main Street.

Timpas Unit of the Comanche National Grassland | Otero and Las Animas Counties, CO 719-384-2181 | visit our website Evidence of thousands of years of human history can be found at the Comanche National Grassland, a unit of the United States Forest Service. Sites representing Native American, Hispanic, and European-Americans' adaptations to the High Plains can be found in a natural setting marked by contrasts between steep canyon lands and vast open prairie.

Trinidad History Museum | Trinidad, CO 719-846-7217 | visit our website Explore the past and present of the American West at the Trinidad History Museum.  The museum features several attractions on one block of Trinidad's acclaimed historic district, "El Corazon de Trinidad."  Historic homes, local treasures, and lovely gardens make the Trinidad History Museum a great place to spend the day.  The Trinidad History Museum is a property of the Colorado Historical Society.

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center | Cortez, CO 800-422-8975 | visit our website THE CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER is dedicated to understanding, teaching, and preserving the rich history of the ancient Pueblo Indians who inhabited the canyons and mesas of the American Southwest. Since 1983, Crow Canyon researchers have studied in detail the archaeology of the Mesa Verde region and shared the results of this research in experiential education programs. Thousands of people of all ages have been actively engaged in learning about the past in Crow Canyon's exciting hands-on programs.

Fort Garland Museum | Fort Garland, CO 719-379-3512 | visit our website Fort Garland is situated in the San Luis Valley of Southwestern Colorado on a tract of land that was originally part of New Mexico.  The Fort was established in August, 1858 by the United States Army to protect new settlements from random attacks by neighboring Native American Tribes.  Fort Garland was built with adobe bricks made by the enlisted men of Company E, Regiment of Mounted Rifles and Company A, Third US Infantry.

Anasazi Heritage Center | Dolores, CO 970-882-5600 | visit our website The Anasazi Heritage Center (AHC) is a federal archaeological museum that displays and preserves artifacts and records from excavations on public lands in the Four Corners area, one of the richest archaeological regions in the United States. The museum is also the headquarters for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Colorado's newest National Monument. Our goal is to increase public awareness of archaeology and cultural resources in the Four Corners.

This project is paid for in part by a State Historical Fund grant
from the Colorado Historical Society.