Fourth Julesburg

In the 1880's, a fourth Julesburg developed at the junction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Denver Branch of the Union Pacific. Originally known as Denver Junction, the town was soon renamed Julesburg, presumably the last of Jules Beni's namesakes.No ...

Fort Sedgwick

Due South 1 ¼ Miles is the site of

Established in September, 1864,

as a United States Army Post.

Called Camp Rankin and Post Julesburg

Name changed in November 1865, to

honor General John Sedgwick, who was

killed at Spottsylvania May 9, 1864

The fort protected the ...

Four Powered Flights

The Wright brothers made four successful sustained powered flights the morning of December 17, 1903. The commemorative granite boulder and replica monorail mark the lift-off point of those four flights, the numbered markers the terminating point.

Since soft sand prohibited launching ...

The Minuteman of Concord 1775

By the Rude Bridge that

arched the flood,

their flag to April’s

breeze unfurled,

here once the embattled

farmers stood,

and fired the shot heard

round the world.

Back of Monument:

1775

Ninteenth

of

April

-----

1875

Marker is on Monument Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

See and Do,Off the Byway

Sites of Interest

Ovid, originally called "Morgan," began as a water stop on the Denver Line of the Union Pacific Railroad. A 1907 document approved a post office for the town under its new name.Jumbo Reservoir's 1906 completion created a controllable ...

Fight at the Fenceline

From the left and rear came wave after wave of Confederates. At that moment the only troops facing them were two regiments of Ohio infantry taking cover behind the rail fence. (The Ohioans knew what was coming: they had witnessed ...

Farm Operations

Martin Van Buren Nat’l Hist Site

As with most farms, the operations at Lindenwald varied with the seasons and the years and the constant effort to better the farm. The poles to your left are used to cultivate hops using ...

Confederate Headquarters

Portici

Fought in civilian's fields and front yards, the battle had a terrible intimacy. At this site stood the Lewis home, "Portici" (Por-TEE-cee) - a large plantation. Most Confederate regiments passed through the Lewis property during the twelve hours of First ...

Poor Farm

Site of the "Poor Farm" which operated until the late 1930's. Indigent men resided here and received room and board in exchange for working on the surrounding land.

Records beginning around 1838 indicate that the poor were managed by overseers ...

First Home of Eastern Arizona College

First home of the present Eastern Arizona College was Central's red-brick churchhouse located just north of this marker. Founded December 1890 The many-named school moved the next year to Thatcher.

Marker is on Central Road east of U.S. 70, on the ...