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Pueblo Chronology

1950
”January

1950

Census Population: 63,685
1949
”January

1949

St. Mary’s and Corwin Hospitals merge
1948
”January

1948

President Harry Truman does a “whistle stop” speech in Pueblo
1945
”January

1945

 Rosie Riveters back to homemakers after WWII
1944
”January

1944

Rockefellers sell controlling interest in CF&I
1943
”January

1943

Mineral Palace razed
1942
”January

1942

Pueblo Ordnance Depot constructed
1941
”January

1941

Steel mill ramps up production for war effort
”January

1941

Catholic Diocese of Pueblo established
1940
”January

1940

Census Population: 52,162