Lucky, a hemp mache horse, survived the 1921 Pueblo flood. The torrential waters carried him out of the saddlery where he served as a model miles down stream and into a tree where a farmer found him. In the 1980s, he survived a fire. He now amuses guests at the Pueblo Heritage Museum.
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Adventures with Alan visits Pueblo s Steelworks Museum
Ryan Mutch
and last updated 2021-05-04 21:08:41-04
PUEBLO â In our exclusive new series Adventures with Alan, we ll travel across Southern Colorado week-by-week to show you thrills and chills, hidden gems and well-known spots.
This week, our adventures take us to Pueblo as we pop in for a visit at the Steelworks Center of the West.
The museum is located in the old medical dispensary building for the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, or CF&I, and serves as the historical archive of the now defunct steel company.
Museum Curator Victoria Miller tells us that CF&I traces it roots back to the 1870s, and that the steel mill was built here to produce railroad tracks.