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Colorado Springs History

Pikes Peak Marathon history tidbit

August 10, 2009

This weekend is the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, the annual race where thousands of runners attempt to run up Pikes Peak (and down again, for the marathon). It’s a serious deal to those who participate, and many spend years preparing to enter the Ascent or Marathon and hopefully get to the top. One of [...]

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How tall is Pikes Peak?

July 30, 2009

It’s America’s most famous mountain, but apparently no one knows how tall it really is! For decades, Pikes Peak was said to be 14,110 feet tall, based on a national geographical survey that took place in 1929. In fact, the official Pikes Peak Highway website still touts it as 14,110 feet above sea level, and [...]

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Shhh… Manitou Springs’ secret

July 23, 2009

Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings by shutter_nutter on flickr “The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is a rare historical treasure. Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await you here. There are no “Do Not Touch” signs. You are free to touch and even go inside these fascinating [...]

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Random facts about Colorado Springs

July 16, 2009

Here’s a few random questions that I’ve been wondering about and finally found the answers to: Where do Colorado Springs block numbers start? (Also known as zero point.) Point zero in Colorado Springs is at Pikes Peak and Cascade Avenue (downtown, of course). However, that’s somewhat complicated, because there’s a second point zero at Lake [...]

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An amazing homesite up for sale

February 13, 2009

Just over thirty-seven acres of an amazing part of Colorado Springs just went up for sale: you can own the incredible address of 1 Gold Camp Road for $1.75 million. If I were to describe my dream for the perfect place to build a home, this would be it: City view? Check. Mountain view? Check. [...]

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Then and Now: Union Printer Home at Pikes Peak Avenue and South Union Blvd

November 6, 2008

Photo from A Pictorial History of Colorado Springs by Leland Feitz Built in 1892, the Union Printer’s Home on the southeast corner of Pikes Peak Avenue and Union Boulevard was “a home for the aged and sanatorium for tuberculars… Maintained by the International Typographical Union for its distressed members.” (source) The building, now a state [...]

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