Author: John Aaron Wright
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738532554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The first civil government in Florissant was established in 1786, three years before the United States adopted its constitution and George Washington was elected the country's first president. French farmers and fur trappers looked upon the land and called it the "Valle Fleurissant"-which is to say, "the flowering or fertile valley." The community remained small until after World War II. Between 1950 and 1980, the population grew from 3,737 to 76,754. Today the community strives to preserve its proud heritage and build on the strength of its diverse population. The historic images in this book illustrate the city's founding and development, from the first French settlers to the post World War II building boom to the exciting new city of today.
Florissant
Author: John Aaron Wright
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738532554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The first civil government in Florissant was established in 1786, three years before the United States adopted its constitution and George Washington was elected the country's first president. French farmers and fur trappers looked upon the land and called it the "Valle Fleurissant"-which is to say, "the flowering or fertile valley." The community remained small until after World War II. Between 1950 and 1980, the population grew from 3,737 to 76,754. Today the community strives to preserve its proud heritage and build on the strength of its diverse population. The historic images in this book illustrate the city's founding and development, from the first French settlers to the post World War II building boom to the exciting new city of today.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738532554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The first civil government in Florissant was established in 1786, three years before the United States adopted its constitution and George Washington was elected the country's first president. French farmers and fur trappers looked upon the land and called it the "Valle Fleurissant"-which is to say, "the flowering or fertile valley." The community remained small until after World War II. Between 1950 and 1980, the population grew from 3,737 to 76,754. Today the community strives to preserve its proud heritage and build on the strength of its diverse population. The historic images in this book illustrate the city's founding and development, from the first French settlers to the post World War II building boom to the exciting new city of today.
Florissant Butterflies
Author: Thomas C. Emmel
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804720182
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This is a well-illustrated treatment of and guide to all the fossil and present-day species of butterflies in one of the richest areas in North America for butterfly diversity and study. For much of the year, the meadows, forests, and grassy slopes of the Florissant region of central Colorado are alive with butterflies - nearly 100 species of these fascinating and beautiful creatures. Many of them have unusual life histories: the larvae (caterpillars) of one species take two years to mature; others develop close associations with ants; and the adults of some species live only a few days, whereas others survive for months in winter hibernation. Central Colorado is also the site of the florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, which has yielded 12 of the 44 known species of butterfly fossils in the world. To find fossils of these delicate-winged creatures in such a perfect state of preservation is one of the wonders of nature, since the fossils have endured 35 million years of geologic activity, erosion, and climate change. Remarkably, most of the fossil species are closely related to various present-day species.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804720182
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This is a well-illustrated treatment of and guide to all the fossil and present-day species of butterflies in one of the richest areas in North America for butterfly diversity and study. For much of the year, the meadows, forests, and grassy slopes of the Florissant region of central Colorado are alive with butterflies - nearly 100 species of these fascinating and beautiful creatures. Many of them have unusual life histories: the larvae (caterpillars) of one species take two years to mature; others develop close associations with ants; and the adults of some species live only a few days, whereas others survive for months in winter hibernation. Central Colorado is also the site of the florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, which has yielded 12 of the 44 known species of butterfly fossils in the world. To find fossils of these delicate-winged creatures in such a perfect state of preservation is one of the wonders of nature, since the fossils have endured 35 million years of geologic activity, erosion, and climate change. Remarkably, most of the fossil species are closely related to various present-day species.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : Florissant Fossils Bed National Monument (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Considers S. 912, to establish the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado. Hearing was held in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Category : Florissant Fossils Bed National Monument (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Considers S. 912, to establish the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado. Hearing was held in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Paleontology of the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado
Author: Herbert William Meyer
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 081372435X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Florissant formation's fossil beds and petrified forest are interesting in themselves but also shed light on questions of paleoecology, macroevolution, and taphonomy (the study of the process of fossilization). Meyer (National Park Service. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado) and Smith (U. of Colorado Museum of Natural History--Paleontology/geological sciences, UC, Boulder) introduce 11 papers examining Florissant fossil flora, fauna, mineralogy and geochemistry through different periods and via a model of the role of microbial mats in its preservation. An integrated database/Web site to further related research is also discussed. The monograph is well-illustrated with geologic maps and images of historical figures in the field and specimens, but is not indexed.
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 081372435X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Florissant formation's fossil beds and petrified forest are interesting in themselves but also shed light on questions of paleoecology, macroevolution, and taphonomy (the study of the process of fossilization). Meyer (National Park Service. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado) and Smith (U. of Colorado Museum of Natural History--Paleontology/geological sciences, UC, Boulder) introduce 11 papers examining Florissant fossil flora, fauna, mineralogy and geochemistry through different periods and via a model of the role of microbial mats in its preservation. An integrated database/Web site to further related research is also discussed. The monograph is well-illustrated with geologic maps and images of historical figures in the field and specimens, but is not indexed.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation
Publisher:
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Category : Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
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Category : Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Tertiary Lake Basin of Florissant Colorado
Author: Junius Henderson
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Category : Florissant (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
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Category : Florissant (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (N.M.), Master Plan (1967) B1; Statement for Management B2; Natural Resources Management Plan, Environmental Assessment (EA) (1983)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Master Plan for Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Author: United States. National Park Service
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Category : Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
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Category : Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
The Fossil Elateridae of Florissant
Author: Henry Frederick Wickham
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Category : Beetles, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Beetles, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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