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62:. The Halfway House was the 22-room bed and breakfast along Ruxton Creek. Some of its guests were delivered by burros via a Pikes Peak burro trail. The accommodations became less desirable when the cog railway was built about 30 feet from the house. The Halfway House was a rustic hotel that served tourists who took the railway. Minnehaha, named for its falls, was a hamlet with several cabins.
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34:. It is one of three canyons in Manitou Springs, the others are
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582:"Harry Kliewer Has run Manitou hydro plant for last 30 years"
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564:"Cobweb Corners: The old Half Way House in Ruxton Park"
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22:(also spelled Engleman's Canon) is a valley along
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648:Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society
562:Mel McFarland, Historian (December 8, 2014).
436:"Digital Collection Search: Englemann Canyon"
264:. University Press of Colorado. p. 215.
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