User:Ken g6/Draft of Fountain Creek Canyon
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Please be aware that this is a draft for an article, but is not yet an article. It may also never be an article; I put most of what I had into the Fountain Creek page.
Fountain Creek Canyon is a canyon in El Paso County, Colorado west of Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs.
History
[edit]Fountain Creek Canyon was originally carved by Fountain Creek as it left the slopes of Pikes Peak and turned southeast through the Rampart Range.
- Portions of the track, and tunnels made for the train, are visible near Manitou Springs.
- Sides of the canyon carved out by blasting, exposing Pikes Peak granite.
- U.S. Route 24 - when?
- Expansion to 4 lanes - when?