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About Pikes Peak - The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway presents an overview of Pikes Peak and the history of the cog railway.

Canyons, Cultures and Environmental Change : Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau - This site has tons of information on biomes (see Biota) and the history of Colorado's people and places.

COKidsGenWeb Project - Learn about your family's past in Colorado. This is an introductory site on genealogy just for kids.

Colorado Charlie's Tales of the Colorado Frontier - This site offers lots of local history and photographs having to do with the Pikes Peak Gold Rush

Colorado Department of Education: School Research Topics - This site is useful for students, teachers, and anyone assisting with term papers about Colorado.

Colorado Digitization Program - This site contains old photos, newspapers and more that bring Colorado history alive.

Colorado Division of Wildlife: Wildlife Species - This site recently changed but still has a lot of good information on Colorado mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

Colorado Geological Survey - Tons of information is here about Colorado geology.

Colorado State Archives - Come here for Colorado history information.

Colorado Virtual Library : For Kids - This site has over 6200 links that have been selected just for kids. Look for the links on Colorado.

Colorado Water Knowledge - Colorado water links for Kids brought to you by Colorado State University.

Colorado Women's Hall of Fame - Includes several biographies of famous historical CO women.

Colorado.gov : The Official Site of the State of Colorado - This Colorado.gov page directs students (elementary, middle, and high school) to helpful links for Colorado research.

Colorado: Lore, Legend and Fact - This site has a lot of interesting information about Colorado history. Look for the section on Colorado outlaws and lawmen.

ColoradoTrees.org: Tree of the Month - This site has good information on many kinds of Colorado trees. Look at the archives section also.

Colorful Colorado - Colorado facts and links.

Denver Public Library Western History and Genealogy Collection - Search DPL's collection for historical information about Colorado

Doing History, Keeping the Past : Colorado History in Photos, Primary Sources, and Virtual Tours - Take a journey into Colorado's history in the company of people who made that history.

Fact Monster : Colorado Springs, CO - Fact Monster offers easy almanac information on Colorado Springs based on the 2000 census.

Molly Brown House Museum - Good biographical information about the famous Molly Brown.

MuseumTrail.org - The San Luis Valley Museum Association presents lots of information on Colorado museums. Click on "Research Topics" to find additional information on Railroading, Mining, Indians, Settlers, and Famous People of Colorado.

MyKidsWeek.com - What can your kids do here in Colorado Springs? MyKidsWeek will answer that question and more.

Old Colorado City Historical Society - This site contains lots of local history and even some brief biographies.

Pikes Peak Region History - The Pioneers Museum offers brief entries on Native Americans, Pathfinders, Fortune Seekers, Settlers and more (coming soon).

Pikes-Peak.com : Kids - Pikes Peak Kids gathers lots of fun sightseeing things to do around town.

PPLD Digital Photograph Archives - Search PPLD's collection for historical photographs of Colorado and the Pikes Peak Region.

Putting Together Colorado Territory - This site talks about postal history but has good Colorado facts as well.

Queen Palmer biography - Queen Palmer Elementary School offers a good biography of their namesake.

Quick Guide to Colorado State Government Statistical Information - Various agencies of Colorado state government provide statistical data and related information on a large variety of topics.

The American Southwest : Footsteps of the Ancients Expedition - This site talks about the "Four Corners" which includes Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. A modern day expedition present their findings on the people who lived there long ago, fauna and flora and archaeology.

The Colorado Herpetological Society - This is a guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Colorado. Great pictures.

William J. Palmer : Forgotten Union General of America's Civil War @ History.net - This History.net site has a good biography about General William Jackson Palmer.

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