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    The idea for a path running along the banks of Clear Creek was only introduced in 1971.
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    According to an article in the May 1971 issue of the Golden Transcript, the original idea for what we now know as Clear Creek Trail was a bike path paved in asphalt that maintenance vehicles could also use. In order to build the paths, the City had to reach agreements with private owners along the banks and the Colorado School of Mines. A great example of community collaboration resulting in something now beloved almost fifty years later, and impossible to imagine Golden without!
    The Golden History Park was a vacant lot until the City purchased it in the early 90's!
    The Guy Hill School House now calls the Golden History Park home, but it was built in Golden Gate Canyon around 1876.
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    Clear Creek, once wider and free-roaming, was channeled to its current banks in the 1960's.
    The idea for a path running along the banks of Clear Creek was only introduced in 1971.
    The decision to build the Golden Community Center and fund many downtown updates came down to an eleven vote margin in 1991!
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