Brief by Central Staff
History – May 2001 – Colorado Central Magazine
Western State College in Gunnison planned to celebrate its centennial on April 16 with a picnic that had live music and some drawings for prizes.
It was on April 16, 1901, that Gov. James B. Orman signed a bill passed by the Colorado General Assembly which appropriated $2,500 to establish “the Normal School at Gunnison.”
