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The Elephant Corral
 
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By Cosmos Mariner, August 7, 2022
Elephant Corral Marker
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1 Colorado, Denver County, Denver, Auraria — Elephant Corral
This tablet is the property of the State of Colorado ——— Immediately north-east of this point and covering much of Block 18 East Denver stood the famous Elephant Corral camp ground, immigrant headquarters and stock . . . Map (db m203481) HM
2 Colorado, Denver County, Denver, Central — The Elephant CorralThe Lower Downtown Walking Tour — 1902 —
An ancestor to the beginnings of the National Western Stock Show, the Elephant Corral was home to prairie oxen and mountain mules, horses, and cows, but not a single elephant. In fact, the name is said to relate to a metaphor for the Gold Rush days . . . Map (db m199427) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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