Empire’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Empire. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Empire City, Colorado Territory, post office opened on June 28, 1861, but the name was shortened to Empire on May 7, 1866. The town was named after the "Empire State" of New York. The Town of Empire was incorporated on April 12, 1882.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Empire’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Empire’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewColorado [Adams County - Las Anim…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Empire, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsEmpire (Dairy King) 2016-07-12 11122016
LOCSign for the Red Men Hall2015
CommonsSign for the Red Men Hall in2014
CommonsWelcome to Empire, CO sign2013
CommonsMint Lode2013
CommonsEmpire cityscape from Douglas Mountain2013
CommonsEmpire cityscape from Douglas Mountain2013
CommonsEmpire City Limit sign2013
CommonsPeck House2011
CommonsMint Saloon2011
CommonsCOMap-doton-Empire20052 historic places in Empire
2 places in Empire are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Colorado [Adams County - Las Animas County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.