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• Jan Mackell Collins Book Signing "Wicked Old Colorado City"

  • When
    May 16, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Old Colorado City Historical Society

  Jan MacKell Collins' new book "Wicked Old Colorado City: Colorado Springs' Wild Westside" is available April 21st in our bookstore. Stop by Old Colorado City Historical Society on May 16th to get your copy signed! Books will be available for purchase.

  "When Colorado Springs was founded next to the former territorial capital of Colorado City in 1871, the new town hoped that the old town would be absorbed or go away altogether. Yet Colorado City had survived since 1859 by offering what Colorado Springs would not: liquor, gambling, and wild women. Prairie Dog O’Byrne, Dusty McCarty, Laura Bell McDaniel, and a host of others added much color to more than two dozen saloons and a sizeable red-light district, while the enclave of Ramona was founded specifically for drinking and prizefights. Author Jan MacKell Collins recounts the personalities and persuasions that contributed to making Old Colorado City a raucous, albeit important, part of history in the American West."

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• Territory Days

  • Start
    May 23, 2026
  • End
    May 25, 2026
  • Location
    Old Colorado City Historical Society & Garvin Cabin in Bancroft Park

  Join us for a rootin' tootin' good time at the 50th anniversary of Territory Days! While Colorado Avenue will be awash with activity, we will be bringing a little piece of OCC's history to the occasion at both the History Center and the Garvin Cabin in Bancroft Park.

  Step back in time into one of Colorado City's many saloons in the historic Garvin Cabin. We had dozens during our heyday, but don't worry, this one is a family friendly establishment. 

  At the History Center rest your feet and get out of the sun while taking in some OCC history. The Summit Scribes are returning to show off their calligraphy skills! 

  Both the cabin and the History Center will be open 10-4 on all three days of Territory Days. 

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