Morrison
Inscription
Morrison. George Morrison (1822-1895), of Scottish ancestry and a native of Canada, came to Colorado in the Pikes Peak gold rush of 1859. He acquired this land in 1864. He was an organizer of the Morrison town company (1872), which helped to bring the Denver, South Park and Pacific narrow guage railroad to the town in 1874.
Placed by the State Historical Society of Colorado through the William A. Braiden Fund and by the Red Rocks Lions Club. 1954
Location
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