Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District

Approx. 0.5 mi. SE of jct. S. Calhan Rd. and Paint Mine Rd., Calhan, Colorado. County/parish: El Paso.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 14, 2000. NRIS 00000783.

46 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • 5EP3258

From Wikipedia:

Calhan Paint Mines Archeological District

Calhan Paint Mines is an archeological district located on the eastern plains of Colorado in El Paso County, one mile south of Calhan. The Paint Mines Interpretive Park is "a unique blending of geological, archaeological, historical and ecological resources".

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84130078

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