The founders of Castle Rock platted their town beneath a prominent rock outcrop of the same name in 1874, and proudly advertised it as a year-round resort, knowing the value of beautiful scenery to attract settlers and tourists. But even greater . . . — — Map (db m49803) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Secondary plaque
This property
has been designated as a
Historic . . . — — Map (db m105505) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m46117) HM
Founders' Founding
Frank X. Flierl and Frank Hagg were neighboring homesteaders on the southern portion of the land that would become Founders Village in the late 20th century. They, like many other residents of the Ridge Road-Lower Lake . . . — — Map (db m120794) HM
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, unmarked, . . . — — Map (db m46118) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Second plaque
This property
has been designated as a
Historic . . . — — Map (db m120800) HM
This is the original courthouse for the newly formed county. The original two story building started to sway and so the addition was built on to stabilize the structure. It was located on the corner of 4th and Wilcox. — — Map (db m306721) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m46142) HM
This tablet is the
property of the State of Colorado
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Franktown
Named for J. Frank Gardiner, a
pioneer who settled here in 1859.
First known as "California Ranch,"
it was a way . . . — — Map (db m96174) HM
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Russellville
For a few exciting months, Russellville felt like Colorado's gold-rush capital. The town rose five miles southeast of here in late 1858, after William Green Russell discovered a few gleaming . . . — — Map (db m97969) HM
This mountain, 14,110 feet above the sea and the most celebrated peak in America, is named for the explorer, Capt. Zubulon M. Pike, who saw it first in 1806. He attempted to climb it, failed and reported it unclimbable. Ascended in 1820 by Dr. . . . — — Map (db m4846) HM
“Splendid Resort Near City Planned”
-Headline in the Denver Republican, January 21, 1907
When Henry Persse built his stone country house in 1903, his vision was to create a world-class resort with "a first class 200-room hotel, . . . — — Map (db m289461) HM
“But it's here I've built my cabin, Far from strife-filled cities hum.”
-Excerpt from a poem by Henry Persse
Born in Albany, NY, Henry Persse came to Colorado with his wife, Roby and their children. John, Horace, Amelia and Mary . . . — — Map (db m289371) HM
Roxborough State Park has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man's environment — — Map (db m289260) HM
Looking at the habitats of Roxborough, it's easy to understand how geology shapes the landscape that supports plants and animals. It's what's underneath that makes the difference in what's on top. I can see so many differences here - oak brush, . . . — — Map (db m289369) HM
Responding to the growing religious needs of the community, G. W. Parker sold a piece of land on the north side of today's Mainstreet to build a chapel. Ten months later the foundation was laid for the Ave Maria Catholic Church. The first Mass was . . . — — Map (db m97974) HM
In 1846 the unsettled area that is now Parker, Colorado, consisted of wild open plains, inhabited only by local Indian tribes and passing trappers and traders. The Crosby-Brown Company, otherwise known as the Mississippi Saints, and detachments of . . . — — Map (db m97420) HM
Celebrated as Parker's "most significant early doctor,"
Dr. Walter Heath was born in 1867 and died in 1912.
In addition to serving patients in Parker,
Dr. Heath was known for making "patient house calls" via carriage and then . . . — — Map (db m97576) HM
In September of 1911, Fredrick B. Hood had come to Parker not only as a stock holder in the newly formed Parker State Bank, but to serve as the bank's cashier and manager as well. He purchased land on what was then called Rural Road (now Pikes Peak . . . — — Map (db m97575) HM
In 1910, newlyweds James and Victoria Newcomb bought this property from George Parker for $150. In January of 1911 they built their first home, which is the central portion of the present house. Reputedly, it was built quickly, "up and all closed . . . — — Map (db m97972) HM
This tablet is the
property of the State of Colorado
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Due West ¼ mile stood the
TWENTY MILE HOUSE
(Twenty miles from Denver)
First house built in Parker, 1864.
On the . . . — — Map (db m96176) HM
