Posted: Jul 9, 2026 / 12:26 PM MDT Updated: Jul 9, 2026 / 12:26 PM MDT SEDALIA, Colo. (KDVR) — Charles and Alice Johnson came to Colorado in the late 1800s looking for gold. “I don’t think he was successful,” said Jan Abbott, Cherokee Castle tour guide. Not looking for gold, maybe, but the Johnsons were pretty shrewd when it came to buying land, which is now known as the famous Cherokee Castle and Ranch. They designed and built a romanticized version of a 1450s Scottish castle.