Caρon City in Fremont County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Rudd Cabin
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 5, 2023
1. Rudd Cabin Marker
Property of the State of Colorado
Rudd Cabin
Built in 1860 by Anson and Harriet Rudd, this cabin is one of the few original log cabin homes still standing in Colorado. First local building with a wooden floor, this cabin was the birthplace of Anson Spencer Rudd (first white child born in Canon City to reach maturity.) During much of the Civil War, the Rudd family faced Indian hazards, and alone inhabited Canon City. At war's end Anson Rudd became one of the leading citizens of a revived city being at various times prison warden, postmaster, sheriff, and county commissioner. The adjacent stone building was the Rudd home in 1881.
Erected 1957 by the State Historical Society of Colorado The Canon City Museum Assoc. The General Marion Chapter of D.A.R. The Citizens of Canon City.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 38° 26.398′ N, 105° 14.289′ W. Marker is in Caρon City, Colorado, in Fremont County. It can be reached from South 6th Street south of Royal Gorge Boulevard
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Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Arkansas River Valley and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Between the Bars (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Cloud Hotel (about 600 feet away); Hotel St. Cloud (about 600 feet away); The Banana Belt of Colorado (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ward/Graves Hospital Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Jos. H. Maupin (approx. 0.2 miles away); First People, Explorers & Settlers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caρon City.
Also see . . . Harriet and Anson Rudd, "Father and Mother" of Canon City, Colorado. (Submitted on September 5, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 5, 2023
2. Rudd Cabin Marker
Marker is in front of tree on left of photo.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 5, 2023
3. Rudd Cabin
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
