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4 Porch Notes tagged “florence,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Fremont County
Florence sits on one of Colorado's earliest oil stories
The area around Florence in Fremont County was an early Colorado oil field, and that history is one part of how the town took shape.
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Florence calls itself the Antique Capital of Colorado, and Main Street backs it up
Florence packs a couple dozen antique shops into a few walkable blocks of historic brick storefronts, drawing weekend browsers from across the state.
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Downtown Florence is a listed historic district built on coal, oil, and smelting
The Downtown Florence Historic District preserves the commercial main street of a town that boomed on coal, oil, and smelting, and the Florence Pioneer Museum sits in one of its sandstone buildings.
Read note ->History and culture - Fremont County
Florence is home to a federal prison complex, including the federal supermax
A federal correctional complex outside Florence, including the federal supermax, is part of why corrections runs deep in Fremont County life and work.
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