Monument Hill, located in the Tri-Lakes area, is about feet in elevation. The earliest known area inhabitants were native-American tribes that date to the Folsom period, 10, years ago. David McShane is credited with being one of the first homesteaders in the Town of Monument in Henry Limbach and his family were also early arrivals and had much to do with planning and developing of Monument, which prospered as the commercial hub for the area on arrival of the railroad.
General William J. Palmer Lake was critical to the railroad because the steam trains chugged up to the Palmer-Divide summit and had to take on water to head back down.
The lake was the only natural water supply available on a year-round basis. William Finley Thompson, a dental surgeon born in Ohio, who had practiced in Omaha, Portland, San Francisco, and London, England, came to Colorado in and soon platted the Town of Palmer Lake, intending it as a health and vacation resort. He built the Victorian mansion, Estemere, in for his family, but faced bankruptcy in , when he left Palmer Lake to raise capital.
Estemere, beautifully renovated and refurnished, is about two blocks west of the Vaile Museum. The lake also drains at both ends and the town is not able to plug the drains because they do not own the storage rights. The Palmer Lake Town Council enforced watering restrictions in the spring, much to the dissatisfaction of residents, but Maddox said people are starting to understand the severity of the water shortage and are cooperating. Maddox has written a report regarding the water issues in Palmer Lake.
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Send a photo of your look-alike to The Gazette. Here's where to get a pediatric vaccine this month in Colorado. Monument officials believe that Palmer Lake has yet to exhaust all ways to get water — for instance digging wells or purchasing another water right. Nonetheless, administrators from both towns say an agreement is in the works. Ultimately, Monument Mayor Rafael Dominguez had the last word. And water rights are a big issue in the state of Colorado.
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