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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T6X_old-fort-and-stockade-historical_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
This marks the site of the
Old Fort and Stockade
built by
Pioneers of Colorado City
used in defense against
the Indians in 1864 and 1868
Constructed of logs
set on end
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Erected by
Old Colorado City Historical Society
2012
O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ3H_indian-trail_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
This stone marks the Indian Trail used by the Plains Indians to Ute Pass
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUY5_rock-ledge-ranch-historic-site_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
Welcome!Rock ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum that allows visitors to experience the lives of the people who dwelled, worked, hunted, herded and raised families here from the 1700s to the early 20th century. This beautiful land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUY4_bloomer-girl-a-colorado-trailblazer_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
In 1858, a young woman from Kansas climbed to the summit of Pikes Peak. Julia Archibald Holmes was the first Anglo woman on record to make the climb, and she became famous for that accomplishment as well as for the way she did it.Julia had arrived…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUXN_garden-of-the-gods-park_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
The beauty of Garden of the Gods Park, with its dramatic red rock formations framing Pikes Peak, serves as a magnificent eastern gateway to Colorado's Rocky Mountains. The park's towering red sandstone rocks have long been recognized as a landmark…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUXM_a-plentiful-harvest_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
The abundant seeds of pi?on and juniper trees draw wildlife to this ecosystem like a magnet. Chipmunks, foxes, pi?on mice and squirrels munch the blue or copper-colored juniper berries. The berries last through the winter. They provide food for hu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUXL_goerke-son-photography_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
A Privately-Owned Balanced Rock In the 1890s, photographer Paul Goerke shrewdly purchased the land around Balanced Rock. Goerke and his son, Curt, snapped photos of tourists for .25 cents each. The Goerkes then developed the plates in their shop a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUXJ_the-amazing-balanced-rock_Colorado-Springs-CO.html
Around 300 million years ago, the Ancestral Rockies once stood here. Over time, the forces of wind and water eroded the magnificent peaks into swift streams full of sediments. These sediments were eventually pressed and cemented into solid rock. T…