 03/19/10 In the early 20th century, Americans became ardent supporters of "good roads movements," as the age of the automobile had arrived. Denver hosted "good road conventions," and by 1908, Colorado began to employ convicts from the state penitentiary in Caon City for road construction. Convict labor built 1,000 miles of Colorado roads by 1915. In 1912, Greeley Commercial Club president D.J. Crockett ... READ FULL SOURCE |