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History

History

History runs deep in the Royal Gorge Region. From dinosaur bones and railroad wars to the silver screen and the state’s earliest fruit orchards, you’ll find it here.

If Walls Could Speak

About the Avenues

Town of Prospect Heights

The History of the Royal Gorge Region’s Native Communities

The History of Colorado’s Women’s Prison

The Peabody Mansion

Old MAX

National Register of Historical Places Listings in Fremont County

The Bone Wars

The Holy Cross Abbey

History of Cañon City’s Abbey Events Complex

Buckskin Joe

Cañon City Before 1900

Construction of the Royal Gorge Bridge

Haunted Cripple Creek

Royal Gorge Bridge and Park 2013 Fire

Royal Gorge Railroad Wars

Peek into the Past

Motion Picture Production

Early Rodeo in Fremont County

Fremont County’s Western Heritage

Early Fremont County Economic Activity

Coal Camps

Boundaries and Early Exploration in Fremont County

Bicycles + Fremont County Heritage

Antique Store in Florence

Florence Area History

Agricultural Heritage + Agritourism

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