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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUWD_a-new-home-in-the-hills_Cascade-Chipita-Park-CO.html
Soon after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862, homesteaders moved west across the prairies and spread into the hills of Pikes Peak. In the 1870s, the Crowe family claimed 160 acres in this valley that later came to be known…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUWC_forests-without-fire_Cascade-Chipita-Park-CO.html
Without fires, forests grow dense with trees that compete for nutrients, sunlight and space. Competition and stress leave forests susceptible to disease, insects and fire. Many plants on the forest floor die competing for nutrients adding to the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUWA_welcome-to-americas-mountain_Cascade-Chipita-Park-CO.html
Take Your Time and Enjoy Your Trip: Allow at least two hours to make the 38-mile round-trip to the summit and back. Uphill traffic has the right-of-way at all times. Watch for maintenance equipment. Driving Up: If your engine begins to labor on st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS9_ute-pass_Cascade-Chipita-Park-CO.html
Passage from prairie to high plainsIf you had been standing on this spot for the last 10,000 years, you would have seen the history of Colorado progress below you. This ancient route through the Rocky Mountains is named for Colorado's Ute Indians …