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By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2025
Meeting Midpoint Marker
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1 ► Colorado, Chaffee County, Poncha Springs — Meeting Midpoint — Collegiate Peaks Scenic and Historic Byway —
As settlements grew and the quest for gold and silver brought prospectors and miners, transportation for people and goods became critical. Entrepreneur Joseph Lamb started a ten burro pack train to carry goods from Cañon City to the Upper . . . — — Map (db m281236) HM
2 ► Colorado, Chaffee County, Salida — 130 — Christmas 1806 —
Frustrated in their attempt to climb Pike’s Peak on November 27, 1806, Zebulon Pike and his party of 15 trudged on through South Park looking for the Red River, southern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. After crossing Trout Creek Pass, the . . . — — Map (db m127876) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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