Roony Road History

Golden is located N of I-70 and West of Denver in Jefferson county, Colorado. From 1862 to 1876 Golden was the capital city of Colorado. A gold discovery in Clear Creek attracted settlers in mid 19th century. Rich soil in the valleys; coal mining and clay extractions were also major attractions for settlers. In 1870 there were five smelters and Colorado central railroad was built. In 1873, Adolph Coors opened a brewery, using mountain spring waters of Clear Creek. The Coors plant is the world largest single brewery in the world. Coors plant also helps as one backbone of income for the local families. In 1873 Clay extraction had fueled the production of porcelain, bricks, pottery, and tile productions. Jolly Rancher candy’s were also created in 1949 by Bill & Dorothy Harmsen in Golden. Golden is also known for its high quality institutions. In 1870 golden had three higher education schools like Colorado School of Mines, Matthews Hall, …show more content…
This formation might be important for petroleum because of its carbon concentration. Because of pierre slate poor foundation this formation is a problem for construction. The Roadcut along Roony road, just south of I-70 has a 280 deg dip and S42E. The rock beds become older towards the mountains. When going from the south to the north along the roadcut the depositional environment changes from sea to marine. North Table Mountain was our first week trip. The first stop was on the parking lot, which is located north west of our topographic map with a P letter on it. The elevation of this area is 6000 ft. to get to the top of North Table Mountain we have to ascend about 450 ft. On our way to the top we first observed a road cut exposing sandstone rock that has clay content. In the rock record there was a Denver formation with uplifting evidences. The rocky mountain uplifted before 68 – 68.5 million years a