On April 26, 1873, the primary version of the Larimer County Specific rolled off the press and was distributed with a lot fanfare throughout Fort Collins the next day.
Over the following century and a half, the paper would change in each possession and identify a number of occasions — in the end turning into the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
This yr, the Coloradoan is marking its a hundred and fiftieth anniversary with a wide range of tales, photographs from our archive, a trivia evening and extra.
Celebrating our a hundred and fiftieth
Subscriber-exclusive story:A hand-run press, teletype, smoke-filled newsrooms: Look again on 150 years of native information from The Coloradoan
‘The Approach it Was’ podcast: Revisit the primary 150 years of the Coloradoan, native information
Coloradoan Trivia Night time is Thursday, April 27: Check your Fort Collins information on the Coloradoan’s a hundred and fiftieth anniversary trivia evening
Hearken to Fort Collins historical past:Listed below are 33 binge-worthy ‘podpast’ episodes