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| | Colorado History: arapahoe county, your best source for Colorado History information, county, museums, ghost towns, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Arapahoe County was one of the originial 17 counties when Colorado was made a territory in 1861. |
 | | Although mining was not the key to Arapahoe County development, it was explored by many prospectors on their way to California during the 49ers gold rush. |
 | | The original Araphoe County extended from present day Sheridan Blvd, the present western boundaries of Denver, Adams and Araphoe Counties all the way to the Kansas border, but because of it's huge size, it was divided into 5 counties in 1902. |
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