Cañon City (kănˈyən) [key], city (1990 pop. 12,687), seat of
Fremont co., S central Colo., at the mouth of the Grand Canyon
of the Arkansas River (see Royal Gorge); laid out 1859 on the
site of a blockhouse built (1807) by Zebulon M. Pike, inc. 1872.
It is a health and tourist resort in a scenic area with mineral
springs. Marble and limestone are quarried, and a variety of
other minerals are found in the region. Tools and cement are
manufactured. A state prison is located there. See more
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