Colorado’s constitutional convention adjourned 150 years ago this week

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 1,074

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Temperatures in Denver hit 61 degrees on March 13, 1876, and that night the first rain of the year fell, though it soon turned back to snow. The Rocky Mountain News reported the first “centennial rain” on what was otherwise a slow news day in the territorial capital.

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