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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV31_uss-colorado-bb-45_Denver-CO.html
Dedicated to the men who served aboard the U.S.S. Colorado (BB-45) March 1921-June 1959.Tarawa · Kwajalein · Eniwetok · Saipan-Guam · Tinian · Leyte · Mindoro · Luzon · Okinawa · Japan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV26_windy-saddle-park-connecting-to-the-past_Golden-CO.html
Windy Saddle Park Jefferson County Open SpaceWindy Saddle Park offers sweeping scenic views and trail connections to adjoining areas. Recreation opportunities on Chimney Gulch Trail and Lookout Mountain Trail included hiking, biking and horseback …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV25_play-in-the-wind_Golden-CO.html
Windy Saddle Park is named for the nearly constant wind currents that can be felt blowing through the foothills. Winds traveling across the plains are forced upward when they hit the Rocky Mountains, and as the air rises, it has enough force to li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV24_water-carves-canyons_Golden-CO.html
Flowing water is the reason you see a canyon in front of you. As the Rocky Mountains lifted, water was forced to flow to either the east or the west, creating creeks and rivers. Clear Creek has been eroding this canyon for hundreds of thousands of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV23_recreation-past-to-present_Golden-CO.html
Windy Saddle Park has a long history of being a favorite place for recreation. When Lookout Mountain Road was opened in 1914, it was a destination for the first automobile tours. The Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway now passes through Windy S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV1R_the-rock_Castle-Rock-CO.html
A geologic phenomenon known as a "glowing avalanche" formed Castle Rock and the other buttes of Douglas County 36.7 million years ago. A volcanic eruption near Mount Princeton, about 95 miles southwest of here, spewed a frothy, gleaming cloud of l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV14_good-roads-in-colorado_Castle-Rock-CO.html
Even before people began driving automobiles in Colorado, they clamored for good roads. In the late 1880s men, women, and children of all backgrounds jumped on breezy bicycles known as "velocipedes" or "Wheels" but cursed the roads-rutted, unmarke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV13_douglas_Castle-Rock-CO.html
The reasons for Douglas County's popularity in the late twentieth century-rolling landscapes, pastoral scenery, and the proximity to a big city-also attracted late-nineteenth century settlers. In November 1861, territorial legislators created Doug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV11_littleton-war-memorial_Littleton-CO.html
This memorial is dedicated to the millions of men and women of the United States who served their country during World War II. The cause was freedom. Their actions and sacrifices will always be remembered. November 11, 2000American Theater of WarD…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV0V_irving-hale_Denver-CO.html
Scholar, Soldiers, Citizen Valedictorian of the first class, Denver high School, 1877. Graduated from United States Military Academy 1884 with record of 2070.4 out of possible 2075. War with Spain, Colonel 1st Colorado infantry U.S.V. His regiment…