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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUTK_a-look-from-the-top_Taylors-Falls-CO.html
Pikes PeakYou are at 13,380 feet, 4,078 metersFeeling Spacey? In the United States you can not get much closer to outer space than this! Are you dizzy and short of breath? No wonder, you are 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) above sea level! There is 40% l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSJ_elk-country_Woodland-Park-CO.html
When snow falls and cold winds blow, elk lose their antlers. Elk drop and re-grow antlers each year while bighorn sheep wear their horns for life. The antler cycle begins when the previous season's antlers, now useless, break off. Soon skull bumps…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSI_tricky-affairs_Woodland-Park-CO.html
The porcupine defends itself with between 15,000 and 30,000 needle-sharp quills. Each quill has barbs that flair out from the shaft that resist being pulled out, but also work themselves in. When challenged, the porcupine simply puts its head betw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSH_black-and-sometimes-brown-bear_Woodland-Park-CO.html
The bears that live on Pikes Peak are Black Bears and have been seen in shades of cinnamon to dark brown. They stand approximately 3 feet tall at the shoulder and eat mostly berries, nuts and leaves. Before winter hits, bears eat almost constantly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS9_ute-pass_Cascade-Chipita-Park-CO.html
Passage from prairie to high plainsIf you had been standing on this spot for the last 10,000 years, you would have seen the history of Colorado progress below you. This ancient route through the Rocky Mountains is named for Colorado's Ute Indians …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS7_historic-section-house_Elizabeth-CO.html
The Denver & New Orleans Railroad was established in 1881. It was intended that the railroad would extend south from Denver, ultimately connecting with other railroads in Texas to establish a connection to New Orleans. Construction of the line rea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS6_elizabeth-main-street_Elizabeth-CO.html
A visit to Elizabeth's Main Street reveals some older building still used for day-to-day business, but it might surprise you to learn that many of these stores have been features of the Elizabeth scene for far more than a century!Start at the nort…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS5_trail-under-siege-rising-to-the-challenge_Kiowa-CO.html
Trail Under Siege
Indians of Colorado's High PlainsKiowa and Comanche Indians migrated to these prairies in the 1700s, followed by Cheyennes and Arapahos in the early 1800s. The region's vast grasslands, thick bison herds, and brisk fur trade m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS3_kiowa_Kiowa-CO.html
Frontier Communication.Kiowa was originally named after its postmaster, Henry Wendling. Such identifications were common among Colorado's frontier hamlets, where the post office often was the town. Widely dispersed settlers would congregate at the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURX_pioneer-women-of-colorado_Kiowa-CO.html
Erected by Pioneer Women of Colorado 1939 A.D. in memory of pioneers massacred by Indians. 1864 A.D. Hungate, Nathan W. and Ellen and Children Laura V., Florence V. 1868 A.D. Dietemann, Henrietta and son John, Louis Alma, Joseph Bledsoe