Camp Nizhoni was founded in 1924 in response to the segregationist policies of the time, which prevented African American girls from attending the same YWCA camps as white children. 

In the days of segregation, an all-Black YWCA was established for Denver: the Phyllis Wheatley branch in the Five Points neighborhood. For over fifty years the branch provided much-needed services like a residence hall, girls’ clubs, an employment bureau and art and recreation classes. In 1964, the Wheatley branch was the last segregated YWCA to close its doors.

Both a railroad and water tunnel, the Moffat Tunnel linked Denver to western Colorado through the Continental Divide. Named for Colorado railroader David Moffat, the tunnel follows the right-of-way Moffat laid out in 1902 when he was seeking a shorter route from Denver to Salt Lake City. The first railroad cars passed through in the spring of 1928. The water and rail tunnels run parallel to each other, with the water tunnel still delivering part of Denver's water supply. And the railroad still passes Lincoln Hills every day.

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