Near Commerce City in Adams County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
South Plants
Fabrica Sur
Photographed by Connor Olson, August 24, 2020
1. South Plants Marker
Erected by USDI Fish and Wildlife Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 39° 49.431′ N, 104° 51.674′ W. Marker is near Commerce City, Colorado, in Adams County. It can be reached from Havana Street. Located on the Locust Loop Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Commerce City CO 80022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Egli House (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (approx. Ό mile away); Headquarters Area (approx. 0.3 miles away); On This Site Stood the "White House" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Headquarters for a New Mission (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Fourteeners (approx. 1.8 miles away); Habitat for Wildlife - A Rich History (approx. 1.8 miles away); Early Years of Statehood (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Commerce City.
Also see . . . Rocky Mtn Arsenal Natl Wildlife Refuge. (Submitted on September 13, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.)
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Photographed by Connor Olson, August 24, 2020
2. South Plants Marker
Photographed by Connor Olson, August 24, 2020
3. Former site of South Plants, now restored prairie
Clayton B. Fraser/Fraserdesign (courtesy of HABS / Library of Congress)
4. South Plant Southern Edge. View To Northwest. - Rocky Mountain Arsenal...
Clayton B. Fraser/Fraserdesign (courtesy of HABS / Library of Congress)
5. Overall View Of South Plant From Settling Basin Area. View To South. - Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2020. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
