Canon City
Americannoun
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Walter, 53, was arrested on a felony assault charge and was being held at the jail in Canon City, about 90 miles southwest of Denver, for two weeks before he died, the complaint said.
From Reuters • Mar. 18, 2016
The film, made by the legendary and mysterious man in the high castle, instantly politicizes Juliana, who heads off to Canon City, in the neutral zone, on a mission for the resistance.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2015
Canon City, a town of 16,000 in southern Colorado, is home to several state and federal prisons.
From US News • Nov. 13, 2015
The other option is the Colorado State Penitentiary II near Canon City, also known as Centennial South Correctional Facility, a 948-cell maximum-security prison that is currently vacant.
From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2015
Scales and plates of minute fishes found in the Ordovician rocks near Canon City, Colorado, show that the humblest of the vertebrates had already made its appearance.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
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