Lieutenant Bernard Curtis was one of 14 young men
from around Castle Rock killed during World War II. Lt. Curtis was killed
at the Battle of the Solomon Islands November 13, 1942. Douglas County History Research Center #98039.006.004
The Brotherhood of the White Temple purchased property in Douglas County
in 1946. Preparing for nuclear war, the church retreated to the mountains,
where they established a settlement at Shamballa. Photo courtesy Western
History and Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library
The Woodbine Lodge, a restaurant, dance hall and gambling
parlor in the 1930's, burned down in 1945. It reopened in 1952.
The Cherokee Ranch was purchased by Mrs. Genevieve
Montague "Tweet" Kimball in 1952. After Mrs. Kimball's death,
the castle and surrounding land was established as the Cherokee Ranch
and Castle Foundation Photo courtesy of Jess Stainbrook, Douglas County
Television
The 1950's were a time of relative calm in Douglas County, as the
newspaper headlines indicate. All the headlines on this page were found
on page 1 of the Douglas County Record Journal.
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