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5 unusual facts about Cherry Creek


Cherry Creek, Nevada

Wells Fargo opened a station in Cherry Creek, and the Cherry Creek post office also opened for business in 1873.

The community of Cherry Creek is located in the northern part of the long Steptoe Valley, north of the modern communities of McGill and Ely.

In 1873, Cherry Creek included a livery stable, a blacksmith shop, a large hotel, several boarding houses, restaurants, and more than twenty saloons.

Derek Tolan

ThunderRidge won the team championship on the first playoff hole over Cherry Creek.

Egan Range

From Egan Creek near the historic community of Cherry Creek, the range runs south for approximately 108 miles (173 km), extending into the northern part of Lincoln County.


LoDo, Denver

LoDo is located in north central Denver, directly northwest of the downtown CBD, near the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.


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Cherry Creek Range

To the north is Spruce Mountain, attached to the southwest of the Pequop Mountains; Goshute Valley lies east of the Pequop's but turns southwest at the northeast foothills border of the Cherry Creek Range, the location of Currie.

Cherry Creek Rockshelter

The Cherry Creek Rockshelter is an archaeological site in central Colorado, located within modern-day Castlewood Canyon State Park near

Cherry Creek State Park

On August 15, 1993, Cherry Creek State Park was the location for the papal mass of the 8th World Youth Day with Pope John Paul II.

Nancy Spence

She is also a founding member of the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation and of the Denver School of the Arts.