Archive for January 2022
Two-Lane Tidbit: Meeker Hotel, Meeker, CO
Opened in 1892 in old military barracks and rebuilt into its current building in 1896, the Meeker Hotel in Meeker, CO holds a few distinctions- it is one of the oldest operating hotels in Colorado and the only historic hotel still standing in the northwest part of the state. Meeker was a popular stage stop…
Read MoreTwo-Lane Tidbit: Castlewood Canyon Dam, Franktown, CO
Located approximately 35 miles southeast of Denver, Castlewood Canyon State Park has a number of trails across plains and through canyons alongside Cherry Creek. It also contains the remains of the Castlewood Dam. Built in 1890 to provide water for farming and production, as well as to hopefully entice settlers downstream, the dam suffered from…
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