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morrison

3 Porch Notes tagged “morrison,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Jefferson County

Dinosaur Ridge: Walking a Tilted Slab of Deep Time Near Morrison

A walkable ridge near Morrison where the tilted Dakota Hogback lays Jurassic bones and Cretaceous footprints out at eye level.

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History and culture - Jefferson County

Red Rocks was hand-built by Depression-era work crews

The amphitheatre at Red Rocks near Morrison was carved out and built largely by Civilian Conservation Corps crews in the 1930s, which is why it is a designated National Historic Landmark, not just a concert venue.

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History and culture - Jefferson County

Mount Falcon's ruins tell a big-ambition foothills story

Mount Falcon Park near Morrison preserves John Brisben Walker's castle ruins and the cornerstone of a planned summer White House.

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