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500 Volunteers Repair Phantom Canyon

After severe floods damaged Phantom Canyon Road in 1921, the Florence Chamber of Commerce recruited about 500 local volunteers to repair the highway. An iconic photo at Liberty Rock shows dozens of workers surrounding a sign reading "Florence Phantom Canyon Put 'Er Thru."

Bob Womack's $500 Mistake

Cowboy Bob Womack discovered gold at Poverty Gulch on October 20, 1890, igniting the Cripple Creek Gold Rush. Tragically, after a night of heavy drinking in Colorado Springs, Womack sold his El Paso claim for just $500—a site that would eventually produce over $350 million in gold.