Historical Markers in Colorado City

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Historical Markers in Colorado City

1 ► Colorado, Pueblo County, Colorado City — The Civil War in the Southwest — Colorado —

Although the most famous campaigns of the American Civil War took place in the East, the issues that divided Americans also brought the conflict into the West. In 1862, as the fighting entered its second year, Jefferson Davis, president of the . . . — — Map (db m188327) HM

2 ► Colorado, Pueblo County, Colorado City — Cuerno Verde — Colorado —

In the 1700s, this area of southern Colorado became a significant cultural crossroads for the Indian tribes of the high plains. Apaches and Kiowas, Utes and Comanches all pressed in to take advantage of the abundant buffalo and other game. This . . . — — Map (db m187029) HM

3 ► Colorado, Pueblo County, Colorado City — Greenhorn Creek Bridge — The unusual bridge offered a window to travel on one of Colorado's earliest highways —

Built in 1928, the Greehorn Bridge carried Pueblo County Road 273/Apache City Road over Greeenhorn Creek and was a rare example of a Warren deck truss structure. Because of its association with the early route known as the Great North - South . . . — — Map (db m189636) HM

4 ► Colorado, Pueblo County, Colorado City — Santa Fe and Taos Trails —

In the early 19th century, the Santa Fe and Taos trails became the most renowned trading rouses in the West. For 60 years, American and Mexican traders drove great caravans of prairie schooner across a sweeping sea of grass - an 800-mile route that . . . — — Map (db m188275) HM

5 ► Colorado, Pueblo County, Colorado City — The Story Beneath Your Feet — Colorado —

The Buffalo Symbol The buffalo symbol, displayed in the walkways of this plaza, has been developed to symbolize the great importance that this animal had in Plains Indian cultures. For peoples such as the Arapahos and Cheyennes, who moved . . . — — Map (db m188267) HM

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