Editing Monument, Colorado (section)

==History==
[[Image:Monument Rock.jpg|thumb|right|top|150 px|Monument Rock, the formation from which the town derives its name]]
Monument's first homesteaders arrived in 1865 to mark out the town's preliminary shape, but settlement increased when Monument became a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872. The area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station, after prominent settler Henry Limbach, on June 2, 1879, and the first town meeting was held July 3, 1879.<ref>Lavelett, Lucille. ''Through the Years at Monument, Colorado: The story of Monument Colorado''. 2004. Palmer Lake Historical Society, Palmer Lake, CO. {{ISBN|0-9755989-0-2}} p. 14</ref> However, three years later the name was changed to Monument after [[Monument Creek (Arkansas River)|Monument Creek]] and Monument Rock in the west.<ref name="Lavelett, Lucille 2004. P. 7">Lavelett, Lucille. ''Through the Years at Monument, Colorado: The story of Monument Colorado''. 2004. Palmer Lake Historical Society, Palmer Lake, CO. {{ISBN|0-9755989-0-2}} P. 7</ref> The first records of the town can be found in various volumes in the El Paso County Courthouse dating back to 1872.<ref name="Lavelett, Lucille 2004. P. 7"/>  With the help of the railroad, which brought in necessities, people started small businesses and started to create a town.