Italians were the first large immigrant group to arrive in Pueblo to work in the steel mill. They came to Southern Colorado from Italy on steamships in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, making their way north and west from the primary entry points of New Orleans, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas. Italian immigrants were employed in nearly all Southern Colorado coal mines, and are noted for their tendency to grow much of their own food in gardens within the CF&I company coal towns. While most came to Pueblo to work in the steel mill, many focused on serving the steelworkers themselves. A number of Pueblo's Italian immigrants were skilled stone masons who built many of the city's Catholic churches, government buildings, and private residences. Others opened up grocery stores and restaurants, which featured imported foods from their homeland and wines they produced themselves from grapes imported from California. 

Begin this path: Italian Immigrants

1. Abbate, Celia
2. Applugiese, Joe
3. Lenzi, Emelio
4. Lenzini, Glen
5. Leonardi, Pete
6. Pighetti, Antonio
7. Saite, Russell

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