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Cañon City (/ ˈkænjən / KAN-yən) [8] is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Fremont County, Colorado, United States. [1][9] The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States Census. [5] Cañon City is the principal city of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and is a ...
83003517 and 86000201 [1] Added to NRHP. October 20, 1983 (original) February 6, 1986 (increase) Cañon City Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Cañon City, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The historic district listing was based on a 1981 survey by city staff; a 2004-05 survey ...
Scenic. Skyline Drive is a scenic roadway in Cañon City, Colorado. It was built by inmate labor in 1905. [1] The road starts from U.S. Highway 50 and gradually inclines up the side of a ridge. When the road crests, it winds, climbs, and falls like a roller coaster until near its end, where a scenic outlook overlooks both the city to the east ...
Royal Gorge Route Railroad. Coordinates: 38.43798°N 105.24056°W. D&RGW Train No. 1. The Royal Gorge Route Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado. A 1950s-era train makes daily 2-hour excursion runs from the Santa Fe Depot through the Royal Gorge along a famous section of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
September 2, 1983. Location. The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado within Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, a 360-acre (150 ha) amusement park located along the edge of the Royal Gorge around both ends of the bridge. [9] The bridge crosses the gorge 955 feet (291 m) [note 1] above the Arkansas River [5] and held ...
Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,939. [1] The county seat is Cañon City. [2] The county is named for 19th-century explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont. Fremont County comprises the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included ...
The Tunnel Drive Trail is an out-and-back hiking trail located in Cañon City, Colorado. The trail parallels and overlooks the Arkansas River and the Royal Gorge Route Railroad. [ 3] Popular with locals, the trail starts just inside the Cañon City city limits and then, crossing out of the city, it goes on State of Colorado and BLM land. [ 4]
Lincoln Park is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Lincoln Park CDP was 3,934 at the United States Census 2020. The Cañon City post office (Zip Code 81212) serves the area.