Columbine Mine / Coal Field Country

Historical marker location:

East Baseline Road, Broomfield, Colorado

( Marker is on East Baseline Road (Colorado Route 7) 0.3 miles east of Mountain View Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2002

Mesa Verde National Park, located in southwest Colorado, is home to some of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the world. These ancient structures were built by the Ancestral Puebloans over 700 years ago and provide a glimpse into the lives of these ancient people.