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Marker Detail (<i>1940 Harvard Observatory</i>) image, Touch for more information
By Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2017
Marker Detail (1940 Harvard Observatory)
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1 Colorado, Lake County, Climax — Top Secret
During World War II, the Fremont Station of the Harvard College Observatory on Ceresco Ridge was strictly off-limits to mine employees. No one knew what went on there. But Mine Superintendent Jack Abrahms regularly left his office so . . . Map (db m122831) HM
2 Colorado, Lake County, Climax — Welcome to Climax!
A whole lot of Colorado history has happened right here on top of Fremont Pass. And it all happened because of a metal most people have trouble pronouncing. Molybdenum (moll-ib-den-um) is used to harden steel. More molybdenite ore (the . . . Map (db m122900) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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