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From its early days as a frontier town to now, Coloradoās CaƱon City has a rich and unique history even in comparison to other former Gold Rush towns.
From the scenic and geological diversity to some of the initial oil discoveries in the United States, this Fremont County seat has been a hub of coal mining and archaeological discoveries, particularly of dinosaur remains. Here the Royal Gorge Bridge crosses the Arkansas River, 1,053 feet below, as the highest suspension span in the world. The temperate weather means long growing seasons, celebrated each May by the Blossom and Music Festival. Once a commerce center supplying food, lumber, and other goods to surrounding gold towns--from Cripple Creek to Leadville--CaƱon City also once was a silent-film capital, the base for hundreds of motion pictures produced after the beginning of the 20th century. Like most of history, times werenāt always good in CaƱon City, reflected in the first territorial prison founded here, many more still operating today. Learn about CaƱon Cityās historyāthe good, the bad, and the uglyāin this engaging title.