Voters in the Colorado Territory approved a state constitution 150 years ago this week

Despite the pomp and circumstance of the Centennial, the summer of 1876 was a fraught and anxious period for the Republican Party.

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 998

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The message arrived on the morning of June 27 at the headquarters of Gen. Alfred Terry, who had marched west a month earlier with a column of 1,000 U.S. Army troops out of the Dakota Territory’s Fort Abraham Lincoln.

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