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Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site presents the lives of people who dwelled, worked, hunted, herded, and raised families in the Pikes Peak region from the 1700s to the early 20th century through settings that include a 1775-1835 American Indian Area with an elk or buffalo hide tipi, tools, games, and stories of Ute and Plains American Indian culture and heritage; an 1860s Galloway Homestead with a one-room log cabin showing life before the railroad brought rapid change and abundant commerce; an 1880s Rock Ledge House and Working Ranch, where the restored Victorian-era house served as both a boarding house and the Chambers family dwelling and the ranch became one of the most successful in El Paso County; and the 1907 Orchard House, a country estate built by Colorado Springs founder and railroad magnate General William Jackson Palmer for William and Charlotte Sclater in a South African Dutch style designed by Thomas MacLaren and equipped with running water and electricity.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado · United States
