National and State Register

Bear Cañon Agricultural District

Douglas County

In the early 1860s, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad’s first stop south of Denver was at Plum Creek, now known as Sedalia. 

A black and whtie photo of the district with a dirt road on the left and a chain link fence on the right.

Bear Cañon Agricultural District

Settlement in and around Plum Creek eventually spread along the Bear Cañon corridor from Denver to Colorado Springs.  Primarily settled by people of English descent, many buildings of a public nature, such as schools and churches remain intact.