View looking south across Cherry Creek Dam and Lake, which was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and completed in 1950. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library. “Cherry Creek” is somewhere and everywhere. Today, it is a school, a dam, a recreational area, a shopping district, a church and more. Cherry Creek’s early fame came in 1859 when tracer gold was found on its banks. Source
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