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Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge Colorado Tourism |
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Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this over 13,000 acre refuge serves as a nesting or resting place for migratory waterfowl along the Green River.Brown’s Park has a long history. Many groups of people stopped here including the Dominguez and Escalante expedition in 1776 and the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805. Fort Davy Crockett was built in 1837 to offer protection to settlers and trappers against Blackfoot Indians. It also served as a trading post until the 1840s. Used in the 1890s by Butch Cassidy and other outlaws to rest and hide stolen cattle, the refuge today offers two semi-developed campgrounds as well as year-round hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and float fishing. Evidence of the early settlers and Native Americans can be found in the area. Three historical sites, the Two Bar Ranch headquarters, Fort Davy Crockett and Lodore Hall (which serves as a community center) and numerous abandoned cabins and homesteads tell the rich history of the area. |
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