Colorado Scenic Byways-Gold Belt Tour; Frontier Pathways; Highway of Legends - Pueblo, CO
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Outspoken1
N 38° 16.029 W 104° 36.677
13S E 534004 N 4235527
This three panel sign explores the Colorado Byways of the area.
Waymark Code: WMPAXX
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2015
Views: 7
The Gold Belt Tour highlight town that were critical during the initial gold rush in Colorado (Cripple Creek, Victor, Florissant, Cañon City and Florence); Frontier Pathways explores the towns that grew to support the miners (Rosita, Wetmore, Pueblo, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe, San Isabel, Rye and Colorado City); and Highway of Legends explores both scenic and historic areas (La Veta, Cuchara, Trinidad and Walsenburg). Sadly, the text from the markers is not on the Colorado Highway Marker database.
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
CDOT, CDOW, Colorado Byways, Colorado Historical Society, USFS and Dept of the Interior
County or City: Pueblo
Date Dedicated: Unknown
Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new or if you were able to take any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark. If possible, please post a photo of you at the marker OR your GPS at the marker location OR some other creative way to prove you visited. If you know of any additional links not already mentioned about this bit of Colorado history, go ahead and include that in your log!