NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LINCOLN NE MIDWEST ARCHEOLOGICAL CENTER
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Camp Carson, later renamed Fort Carson, was constructed in 1942 near Colorado Springs, Colorado, in response to the need for wartime facilities. The Waste Water Treatment plant (5EP2447) and the Incinerator Complex (5EP2446) were constructed as support facilities for the newly erected Camp Carson. These two adjacent sites were determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and contain 32 contributing and 33 ...
Spencer Penrose, a mining magnate, tourism developer, and philanthropist, purchased the Turkey Creek Ranch (5EP836) near Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1912. Penrose became a local ranching leader through his raising of purebred Holsteins and exotic sheep at Turkey Creek Ranch. He also kept wild animals, some of which became the basis for his Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Using the services of local high-style architects MacLaren and Thomas, Penrose built ...