The Pueblo Ledger

Pueblo's public records, made public.

Updated November 02, 2026 · Pueblo County, Colorado

The Pueblo Ledger

Pueblo History

Stories from Pueblo's past, checked against archives and records.

The December 1913 Snowstorm: What the Weather Record Shows for Pueblo
Pueblo logged 12.5 inches of snow on December 4, 1913, a date record that still stood on the National Weather Service tables as of October 17. The newspaper side of the story is harder to find.
The Colorado Theater's Sign Carried 1,000 Bulbs. The Theater Opened in 1926 on the Opera House Corner.
The National Register form describes a 35-foot sign and a Publix movie house. County records show the building changed hands in 2024.
Sixteen Inches in a Day: Pueblo's November 1985 Snowstorm
The National Weather Service lists 16.0 inches on November 14, 1985, as the biggest one-day snowfall in its Pueblo records, which begin in 1888.
Rotary Plows and Flangers: How Colorado Railroads Fought the Snow
A steam rotary plow could cut a drift that ordinary plows could not. The record the Ledger found describes Colorado lines generally, not Pueblo's.
Pueblo's Parade of Lights Has Run for More Than 30 Years. No One Source Agrees on the First One.
The parade's own site says it has run "over 30 years." Published annual counts from 2018 to 2025 do not line up, so the founding year stays uncertain.
Pueblo's Grand Opera House Burned in the Early Hours of March 1, 1922
Three separate sources date the fire to March 1. The cold that night is less certain, and the cause is not established.
Pueblo's "Home of Heroes" Name Rests on Four Medal of Honor Recipients
In July 2000, Rep. Scott McInnis told the House that four of Pueblo's 100,000 people had received the Medal of Honor. The nickname goes back further.
Pueblo Closed Theaters, Schools and Churches in October 1918, Two Days After a Liberty Loan Parade
City commissioners ordered the closures on October 3, 1918, as Spanish influenza reached Pueblo. Case counts climbed through the month, according to Pueblo Lore.
On November 7, 1959, the Supreme Court Backed an 80-Day Order That Sent Steelworkers Back to Work
The nationwide steel strike began July 15. It had shut CF&I plants in Pueblo. The record is clear on the court dates and less clear on how long the strike lasted.
October 1, 1949: When the Steelworkers Struck the Minnequa Mills
According to The Pueblo Chieftain, 8,300 steelworkers were idle in Pueblo on October 1, 1949, after the United Steelworkers struck CF&I's Minnequa mills at midnight.
In the Winter of 1899, a Santa Fe Train Bound for Denver Turned Back to Pueblo
A railroad historian's column describes drifts that closed the Santa Fe line at the Palmer Divide. The Pueblo detail rests on that one account.
Bojon Town: How a Parish Bought a Hill Where a Smelter Had Stood
After the 1921 flood damaged St. Mary's in the Grove, the parish bought 11 acres uphill for $25,000, according to the Pueblo Star-Journal. Sources differ on several dates.