The devastating flood of 1965 caused millions of dollars of property damage to Douglas County and the Denver Area. Water tore down Plum Creek, wiping out bridges and overpasses, and making the creek impassable for weeks afterward. Photo by Charles Waldo Love, Douglas County History Research Center #1993.006.009. |
Photo by Charles Waldo Love, Douglas County History Research Center #1993.006 |
Colorado Western Development Company began the development of Perry Park in 1968, one year after it purchased the Perry Park Ranch. Colorado Western Development Collection. |
A number of UFO sightings were reported in Douglas County throughout the late 1960's. These headlines appeared in the Douglas County News and the Rocky Mountain News between 1966 and 1968. |
The Parker Library joined the Douglas County Library System in 1971. This article appeared in the Douglas County News in September of that year. Douglas County History Research Center #95054.002 |
The fire that destroyed the rhyolite Douglas County Courthouse apparently started as a nuisance fire of a set of newspapers in the hallway. The courthouse's wooden interior was engulfed within a few minutes. Douglas County History Research Center #1993.018.00 |
Mission Viejo filed an application to build a new community in northern Douglas County in 1979.
Photo by James Cook Photography |
