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castle rock
6 Porch Notes tagged “castle rock,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Douglas County
The Star on the Rock: Castle Rock's 1936 beacon of hope
A star raised on the butte during the Depression still lights up over Castle Rock every winter, tended by the fire department and switched on each year at the chamber's Starlighting.
Read note ->History and culture - Douglas County
Douglas County rhyolite helped build the Front Range
After gold failed to deliver, Douglas County turned to rhyolite quarrying, supplying building stone for Denver and the Front Range.
Read note ->History and culture - Douglas County
Douglas County Libraries keeps local history work in Castle Rock
The Castle Rock library holds Douglas County's Archives & Local History, with help for historical, archival, and genealogical research.
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Franktown helps explain Douglas County before Castle Rock dominated
Before Castle Rock was the county seat, Frank Gardner's Frankstown on Cherry Creek anchored early Douglas County.
Read note ->Water and land - Douglas County
The rock that named Castle Rock was hardened by volcanic silica
The flat-topped butte over Castle Rock is capped by erosion-resistant Castle Rock Conglomerate, bound by silica cement that formed from ancient volcanic ash.
Read note ->History and culture - Douglas County
The old Castle Rock train depot is now the town's history museum
Castle Rock's historic Denver & Rio Grande stone depot now houses the Castle Rock Historical Museum, a free place to learn the town's railroad and quarry story.
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