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Manassa, Colorado: Jack Dempsey Statue and Museum

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Address:
Main St., Manassa, CO
Directions:
From US 285 in Romeo, turn east at the weather-beaten Jack Dempsey Museum billboard onto Hwy 142. Drive three miles. The museum and statue will be on the right, between 5th and 4th Sts.
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Jack Dempsey.

Jack Dempsey Statue and Museum

Jack Dempsey, "The Manassa Mauler," was once the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. His tiny home town wants you to know it.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [08/28/2010]

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Dempsey statue.

Jack Dempsey Statue and Museum

Great playground and right on the main road so you can't miss it even though you might miss the whole town in a blink of an eye.

[Adventures Of Cluckleberry Hen, 05/13/2019]

Manassa Mauler.

Jack Dempsey Statue and Museum

Nice shady park next door to the museum. Good spot for a picnic.

[Leslie, 06/17/2016]

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