Cherry Creek, Colorado

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Location: Cherry Creek, Colorado

Cherry Creek, Colorado

12-Mile Commemorative Marker Dedication

"This was the site of Sportsman's Hall, also known as the 12-Mile House Public Invited to 12 Mile House Commemoration Posted by drosenberry on April 13, 2018 in Arapahoe County, Centennial, Colorado. By Denice Kline Dirks, (DAR Historian) Twelve-Mile House.

"The hotel operated in the late 1850s and 1860s by John and James Blair. A stopping place for stages and teams of the Comstock, it became a relay station of the central overland [1] Pony Express. Here, at 7:40 am, April 4, 1860, Pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton, riding in from Placerville, handed the Express mail to Warren Upson who, two minutes later, sped on his way eastward." — Plaque at Sportsman Hall" (wikipedia.com]

Commemorative Marker Dedication

Commemorative Marker Dedication

Photos by Taylor-25258 18:22, 18 April 2018 (UTC)