Camp George West Historic District or Camp George West (also known as State Rifle Range;5JF145) was a

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for the

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, located at 15000 S. Golden Rd., Golden, Colorado. It was used as a

rifle range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by military o ...

, while artillery practice took place on Green Mountain, on the north side of present-day Hayden Park near

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. The Department of Defense Military Munitions Response Program has financed investigations to identify unexploded ordnance there since 2012. Camp George West is now used as a

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, police training academy, and emergency operations center. It contains an Ammunition Igloo, a

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used for arms storage, and Colorado Amphitheater, both of which are vacant. The historic district was listed on the

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in 1993, with the Ammunition Igloo and the Amphitheater listed separately.

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National Register of Historic PlacesArchiplant.org: ''Camp George West Historic District''
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20020925060818/http://coloradohistory-oahp.org/programareas/register/1503/mps/campg.htm Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation*{{NRHP url, id=64500062, title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Camp George West Buildings and structures in Golden, Colorado Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Prisons in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Colorado 1903 establishments in Colorado

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