General’s Pond - Water Fowl Preserve
Fitzsimons General’s Park
Built: 1901 • Landmarked: 1999

Originally part of the Gutheil Park Nursery in 1901, this pond was developed during the 1920s as a wild fowl refuge after the commanding officer at Fitzsimons received a gift of two mallard ducks. The pond was stocked with fish for recreational fishing; its most famous fisherman was President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who spent time recovering from a heart attack at Fitzsimons.

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