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Joseph Coors (1917 - 2003)
"Joe" Coors Sr. (November 12, 1917 – March 15, 2003), was the grandson of Adolph Coors and president of Coors Brewing Company.Birth and educationCoors was born in 1917 to Alice May Kistler (1885-1970) ...
William Coors (1916 - 2018)
K. "Bill" Coors was a grandson of Adolph Coors, the founder of the Coors Brewing Company. William Coors has been affiliated with the company for 64 years, and was a board member from 1973 to 2003.Biogr...
Adolph Coors III (1915 - 1960)
Coors III (January 12, 1916 – February 9, 1960) was the grandson of Adolph Coors and heir to the Coors beer empire.BiographyHe was born on January 12, 1916 and attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New H...
Portrait taken from his United States passport application: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1174/images/USM1490_289-0136 Original file: https://ibb.co/Wp3kjcF or https://imgbox.com/SFN5pzjW or https://pixhost.to/show/0/328000125_007574729_00137.jpg This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1928.

Adolph Coors II (1884 - 1970)
Herman Joseph Coors, Jr. (January 12, 1884 – June 28, 1970) was the son of Adolph Coors and the second President of Coors Brewing Company.Biography Coors was a graduate of Cornell University, where he ...
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On August 25, 1855, the Kansas Territorial Legislature created Arapahoe County to govern the entire western portion of the territory. The county was named for the Arapaho Nation of Native Americans that lived in the region.

On June 22, 1858, gold was discovered along the South Platte River in Arapahoe County (in present-day Englewood). This discovery precipitated the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Many residents of the mining region felt disconnected from the remote territorial governments of Kansas and Nebraska, so they voted to form their own Territory of Jefferson on October 24, 1859. Jefferson County was named for the namesake of the Jefferson Territory, Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.

A major employer in Jefferson County is the large Coors Brewing Company in Golden. Also, the state-supported Colorado School of Mines is located in Jefferson County, focusing on topics such as mining, geology, chemistry, and engineering.

The Columbine High School Massacre occurred in the county on April 20, 1999.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Towns

Arvada (part)
Bow Mar
Edgewater
Golden
Lakeside
Lakewood
Littleton (part)
Morrison
Mountain View
Superior (part)
Westminster (part)
Wheat Ridge

Other Communities: Applewood, Aspen Park, Buffalo Creek, Coal Creek (part), Columbine, Conifer, Dakota Ridge, East Pleasant View, Evergreen, Fairmount, Foxton, Genesee, Idledale, Indian Hills, Ken Caryl, Kittredge, Pine, Pine Junction and West Pleasantview

Links

Wikipedia

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places

Pike's Peak Gold Rush

Pike National Forest

Roosevelt Nat'l Forest

Lost Creek Wilderness

Rocky Flats Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

Two Ponds Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

Jeffco Public Library