Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
- 1401 Recreation Way, Colorado Springs
The historic site is open from June 3 and
running through Labor Day, Sept. 4. The site
features third-person interpretation with staff
and docents dressed in period clothing demonstrating
the living conditions of each period.
You will see docents make candles, cook on
wood stoves and taste cookies freshly baked.
You will smell the aromas of fresh chicken or
pork roasting in the smokehouse.
Come and watch the blacksmiths forge tools
and fixtures needed on the farm. If you come
to a special event, you can go for a hay ride.
The interpretive areas include: 1775-1835
American Indian Area, 1860s Galloway
Homestead, 1880s Chambers Farm and 1900s
Blacksmith Shop, 1907 Orchard House.
Leave the present behind and discover the
fascinating stories of the people who once
made this site their home. Through hands-on
demonstrations, tours and exhibits the story of
settlement and use of the land span three centuries
in the Pikes Peak region.
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