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Ruxton Park
Ruxton Park is a park in Manitou Springs, Colorado, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado at in elevation. The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, which departs from the depot at in elevation, climbs into Englemann Canyon along Ruxton Creek. It passes by the site of the Halfway Hotel and then Ruxton Park at mile marker 3 on the 8.9 mile trip to Pikes Peak summit. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, it was a small town established along Ruxton Creek near Iron Springs, Colorado (now Manitou Springs, Colorado, Manitou Springs). Since 1925, it has been the site of a hydroelectric plant owned by the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs and a weather station. Ruxton Park was only inhabited by a caretaker for the plant from 1930 to 2008, when the plant was fully automated. History In 1884, Thomas Palsgrove and his family lived in a cabin that was on a trail to the summit of Pike's Peak. They provided coffee and doughnuts as refreshments for hikers. He th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfway House, Pike's Peak, Colorado
Halfway or Half Way may refer to: Places Canada * Halfway, New Brunswick, a community in Durham Parish *Halfway, Ontario, a community in Madawaska Valley Ireland *Halfway, County Cork, a village in the Republic of Ireland United Kingdom *Halfway, Berkshire, England *Halfway, Sheffield, England *Halfway, Wiltshire, a hamlet in Upton Scudamore, England *Halfway, Glasgow, Scotland *Halfway, South Lanarkshire, Scotland *Halfway, Carmarthenshire, Wales, a List of United Kingdom locations: Ha-Ham, village in the United Kingdom United States *Halfway, Kentucky *Halfway, Illinois, a former community in Williamson County, Illinois *Halfway, Illinois (Little Juarez), a former community in Williamson County, Illinois *Halfway, Maryland *Halfway, Michigan, former name of Eastpointe, Michigan *Halfway, Missouri *Halfway (RIRTR station), a former railway station in Rochester, New York *Halfway, Oregon *Halfway, Virginia *Halfway, Wyoming Film and television *Halfway (2016 film), ''Halfway'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |