🧭 Catch up quick: When the explorer (and future GOP presidential candidate) led an expedition in 1843, he and his team spotted a rocky monolith rising into the sky over present-day Castle Rock and thought: That looks like... a poundcake.
Frémont wrote about it in his journal on July 9 that year.
🤤 To be fair,the expedition's food supplies were dwindling.
Yes, but: Unlike the sugary treat, the name didn't stick.
Fortunately.
Many historians think Castle Rock got its name from David Kellogg, who led gold-seekers through the area in 1858.
🎉 Why it matters: Castle Rock celebrates its near-miss today with a poundcake pop-up from 10am–1pm at Festival Park.
There'll be free mini poundcakes and interactive history displays.
My thought bubble: What would've happened had "Poundcake" won and we never got our beloved Castle Rock?
❓ Could the town have become...
Frosting Flats?
Batter Borough?
Cake City?
Pound Town?
✉️ Send me your best poundcake riffs, and I'll let readers vote for the best.
