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| 1867 | William F. Dixon began acquiring land west of the present Broadmoor hotel. | |
| 1874 | General Palmer dedicated land for the development of Colorado College. | |
| 1892 | Spencer Penrose arrived in Colorado Springs. | |
| 1905 | Colorado College professors (Noyes, Bartlett, Hayes and others) began the Overlook Colony in Dixon Heights on Cheyenne Mountain. | |
| 1907 | Mount Manitou Incline was constructed to transport materials and building equipment before being converted into a cable car. | |
| 1918 | Penrose purchased McKay property, including the McKay Tunnel and its water supply, with the exception of 12,000 gallons daily which belonged to the Overlook Water Company. | |
| 1922 | First cages of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo placed on Broadmoor property. | |
| 1925 | Cheyenne Mountain Highway completed. Penrose purchased Cog Railroad and Crystal Park Road. | |
| 1937 | Building of Penrose mausoleum started. Will Rogers died. The Shrine of the Sun, a monument to Penrose's friend Will Rogers, also serves as the tomb for Spencer and wife Julie Penrose. It stands on a point a few miles above the zoo. | |
| 1939 | Penrose died. | |
| The above information was taken from The Cheyenne Mountain Story by William R. Conte, pp. 92-94. | ||
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