On East 17th Place at Sharon A. Lane Drive, on the right on East 17th Place.
In honor of
Major Charles L. Kelly, MSC, U.S. Army
1925 - 1964
Dust-Off Pilot Extraordinary
Killed in action by small arms fire
while attempting to approach a hot LZ
near Vinh Long, Viet Nam on 1 July 1964
after . . . — — Map (db m96555) WM
On North Telluride Street 0.1 miles East 6th Avenue (Colorado Highway 30), on the right when traveling north.
"It is for us the living, rather, to
be dedicated here...
to the great task remaining
before us...
that from these honored dead we
take increased devotion to that
cause for which they gave the last
full measure of devotion, . . . — — Map (db m75613) WM
On East 17th Place west of Victor Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of
1Lt Sharon A. Lane, ANC, U.S. Army
1943 - 1969
FAMC Staff Nurse, 1968 - 1969
Killed by enemy mortar round while
serving with honor
312th Evac Hospital, Chu Lai, Viet Nam
Only ANC Officer to die as a result . . . — — Map (db m96560) WM
Near East Montview Boulevard when traveling south.
1917 1918
In Memory
of the
Officers Nurses
and Enlisted Men
of the
Medical Department
United States Army
Who Lost Their Lives
During the
World War
This Tablet is Erected
by their Coworkers of
the Medical Department . . . — — Map (db m96553) WM
The Rocky Mountains proved a formidable barrier to early aviation, leaving Colorado in a familiar position: bypassed. As with the railroads fifty years earlier, transcontinental air traffic went through Wyoming; Colorado had to make do with a . . . — — Map (db m70525) HM
On South 4th Avenue at East 160th Avenue (East Bridge Street) (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling north on South 4th Avenue.
By Denny Haskew National Sculptor’s Guild City of Brighton Colorado May 2002 The night before an important event the tribe would gather around the pow wow circle chanting. The members of the Society of the Sacred Arrow would rush into the center of . . . — — Map (db m289392) HM
On East Bridge Street (East 160th Avenue) (State Highway 2) at North 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Bridge Street (East 160th Avenue).
This boarding house was built in 1908 by the Reinhardt family. A pear tree grew thru the front porch leading the Brighton community to calling it the “Tree House.” Phil and Jeanette Daily purchased the house in 1967. In 2010, the house was . . . — — Map (db m289393) HM
Near East 160th Avenue (East Bridge Street) (State Highway 7) just east of South 4th Avenue (State Highway 2), on the right when traveling east.
Historic City Hall was initially built as the first permanent Adams County Courthouse. The courthouse was designed in 1904 by architect John James Huddart, who also designed the Brighton Armory. In 1906, builder A.B. McDonald completed the . . . — — Map (db m203311) HM
In honor of
1Lt John Harold Buckley (1896-1918)
Longmont, Colorado
Lost his life in World War I,
on a mission behind German lines.
Buckley Field 1942-1947
Denver Naval Air Station
1947-1959
Buckley Air National Guard Base . . . — — Map (db m75593) HM WM
Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Early Years of Statehood
In the early years of statehood, silver strikes at Leadville and Aspen brought settlers and money into Colorado. Rail lines, smelters, and refineries were built, and large coalfields were opened up.
The High . . . — — Map (db m119387) HM
This farmhouse is the only one still standing on the Refuge, where 200 families once lived. Rose and Gottlieb Egli raised eight children in
this house. — — Map (db m255718) HM
Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Located just eleven miles northeast of downtown Denver, the Refuge is the largest contiguous open space in the Denver metropolitan area. A major environmental restoration program will be . . . — — Map (db m119390) HM
On East 72nd Avenue near Kenton Street, on the left when traveling east.
This Headquarters area is dedicated in honor of all the Rocky Mountain Arsenal employees who accomplished the production, demilitarization, and environmental restoration at the Arsenal from 1942 until 2012 — — Map (db m162066) HM WM
On East 72nd Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
As the focus changed to environmental cleanup, Building 111 became the headquarters of this new mission-and of a public-private partnership among the U.S. Army, Shell Oil Co. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Years of
Partnership Called . . . — — Map (db m163885) HM
On East 72nd Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Arsenal Beginnings
Building 111, also known as the “White House, "was located north of the flagpole area. The building was the U.S. Army's headquarters
from the time the Arsenal was established in 1942 until the building was . . . — — Map (db m163883) HM
Near Havana Street (Wildlife Drive) 0.6 miles north of East 64th Avenue (Wildlife Drive), on the right when traveling north.
In 1942, women and men of the U.S. Army built this Arsenal that helped achieve victory in WWII and the Cold War. With thanks to our partners, the U.S. Army, Shell Oil Company and their contractors, we dedicate this flagpole to the employees of . . . — — Map (db m119380) HM
Above this sign, a mile away, 230 buildings once stood. The U.S. Army constructed South Plants in 1942 to produce chemical weapons for World War II — — Map (db m156147) HM
Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
The Fourteeners
There are 58 peaks in the Colorado Rocky Mountains that are above 14,000 feet in height. While 54 are generally acknowledged to be "14ers", most people who want to climb them want to climb all 58. They are contained in six . . . — — Map (db m119395) HM
Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Commerce City
Commerce City was incorporated as Commerce Town in 1952 and became Commerce City in 1970. In 2004 the Prairie Gateway, a 917-acre parcel of land located along the western edge of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife . . . — — Map (db m119381) HM
On Community Center Drive 0.7 miles south of East 120th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated Veterans Day 2003 Artist: Hai Ying Wu
Veterans and the American Flag symbolize our nation's strength and unity, and continue to be a source of pride and inspiration for millions of Americans.
This Memorial serves to honor and . . . — — Map (db m202817) WM
On West 73rd Avenue 0.3 miles west of Lowell Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Ma Barker's infamous son, Lloyd "Red" Barker traded in a life of crime for a life in Westminster in the 1940s. Lloyd grew up as part of the Barker Gang, described by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as "the toughest gang of hoodlums the FBI has ever . . . — — Map (db m69547) HM
The value of one's life can be measured by how he or she has added value to the lives of others. In 2003 this statue was dedicated to those who gave freely of their time to serve Westminster Citizens through the fire service and community activities. — — Map (db m4648) HM
