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2. History of Colorado Springs, Colorado - Wikipedia

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   1880: 17,406 [10] 1879: 5,000-5,500 [11] Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1859 [12] during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of Colorado Springs was founded by General William Jackson Palmer as a resort town.

3. Geography of Colorado Springs, Colorado - Wikipedia

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   Physical geography. Colorado Springs is located in the Pikes Peak area in El Paso County, along the Front Range [1] : 14 a forty-mile corridor from the city up to Fort Carson. [2] At the edge of the southern Rocky Mountains, [1] : 31 it is bordered by State, National Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management land.

4. Manitou Cliff Dwellings - Wikipedia

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   Manitou Cliff Dwellings. / 38.8634; -104.9124. The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a privately owned tourist attraction [1] [2] consisting of replica Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings [3] and interpretive exhibits located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs . The attraction was established using replica ...

5. Glen Eyrie - Wikipedia

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   Boundary increase. December 20, 2016. Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. The castle is owned today by The Navigators, a worldwide Christian para-church organization based in the city. It is open for public tours and events and can be rented for private ...

6. Hala Ranch - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 39.246394°N 106.849573°W. The Hala Ranch is a 95-acre (380,000 m 2) estate located just north of Aspen, Colorado, originally purchased and given its name by Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The main house on the property was designed by the architectural firm of Hagman Yaw and built by Hansen Construction of Aspen, Colorado, in 1991.

7. National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso ...

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   There are 93 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 16, 2024. [2]