Jefferson Territory
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dennis L. Potter Manuscript: The Political Demagogues of Jefferson County, undated
Item — Small collection box 4, Envelope: 2
Identifier: Series-209
Abstract
From the introduction: While evidence suggests that a large percentage of Pikes Peakers in 1859 were not interested in self government, others felt otherwise. The historiography of the Jefferson Territorial government, 1859-1862, is characterized by the commitment of a few politicians, such as Robert Williamson Steele, Seymour Waggoner and William Larimer. These men were representative of the minority of Pikes Peak imigrants who sought independence from Kansas in order to encourage local...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives
Plat of Denver, Auraria, and Highland, Jefferson Territory, 1859
Item — Box 1, Sheet: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
A collection of maps, plats and drawings received from various sources and gathered by the Archives into one collection.
Dates:
Existence: 1859
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives
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Archives Map Collection