| Canon City, Colorado is known for it's 6 | | | | Kansas Geology Field Camp, is also there. |
| Prisons; State and Federal, women's prison | | | | Originally the area had a coal mine too, |
| and juvenile. It is also home to the First | | | | which was shut down many years ago.Even |
| Colorado Territorial Prison. Pictured here. | | | | several John Wayne Movies were filmed in the |
| Most of the people work for the prison system | | | | Royal Gorge area, as well as many modern day |
| and it is the main employer of the town. This | | | | movies at the old prison, which is now a |
| helps the local business community with high | | | | medium security prison and is in full use |
| paying jobs. The small town has 7 new car | | | | today. The Prison Museum is a must see and |
| dealerships and six used dealerships. Canon | | | | ranks up with Alcatraz Prison Museum and |
| City is surrounded by several other smaller | | | | Folsom Prison Museum. also thought that |
| towns, which add quite a bit of people to the | | | | Florence was an excellent Market. Florence is |
| area.The surrounding cities are Florence, | | | | located 9 miles east of Canon City and has |
| Lincoln Park, Royal Gorge, Brookside, | | | | potential for industrial and commercial |
| Williamsburg, Rockvale, and Penrose. It is | | | | locations. They have adequate water, |
| only 21 miles from West Pueblo. The large | | | | up-to-date planning and zoning regulations, |
| prison population do not have cars we can | | | | superb small-town atmosphere and a wonderful |
| wash but all those guards do. And they work | | | | year-round climate. They have a lot of new |
| all kinds of different hours so there could | | | | homes to attract residents to their 4,500 |
| be a 24 Hour Business there no problem. With | | | | plus population, There are several industrial |
| nearly 28,000 total area residents this makes | | | | sites available in Florence. The areas |
| for a pretty good area to own a small | | | | Chamber of Commerce is also very active. you |
| business. Real Estate values have constantly | | | | are looking for a place to run a business in |
| climbed as well and so has the prison | | | | Colorado you might take a look at Canon City, |
| population over the years. Since the Geology | | | | nice place indeed. |
| of the area is so intriguing, University of | | | | |