Here are the articles on Fremont County Historical Society Historical Information

Minnie L. Harding was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in March, 2016 in recognition of her civic leadership in Cañon City and the State of Colorado

Magdelene Raynolds was 12 years old in 1872 when she, along with her mother, Mrs. Helen Scheetz, and her sister arrived in Cañon City from Freeport, Illinois, without any male protection.

Bird Millman, born “Jennadean Engleman” in Cañon City, Colorado, has been hailed by many historians as the greatest female wire artiste who ever lived; certainly, in her lifetime, she achieved the height of fame.

Albert Benjamin Griffin (b. 1811 – d. 1896) started a legacy in Canon City and Fremont County beginning in the fall of 1860.

Harriet Spencer was born July 23, 1818 in New Hampshire. After an 18 year engagement, Harriet married Anson Rudd on October 2. 1856 in Davis County Iowa.

The Prospect Heights Jail was built in 1906 and was the only municipal building for the Town of Prospect Heights, previously a Slavic enclave of mine workers near the Nonac Coal Mine.