Concrete, Colorado

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Concrete [1] was one of three factory towns around the present-day Holcim plant in eastern Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The other two are Portland and Cement. All three are located south of Penrose, Colorado, and east of Florence, Colorado, along State Highway 120.

The town was founded in 1905. [2] Its elevation is 5,036 feet (1,535 meters). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Concrete". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Back In Time: Fremont County's Portland once a booming industrial town". Canon City Daily Record. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

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