This article details the history of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States from its development in 1859 as part of the American frontier to the present. Old Colorado City was Colora
The 1903-1973 El Paso County Courthouse (now the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum).
Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Garden of the Gods is one of the city's Pennsylvanian age's Fountain Formations. Another is the Red Rock Canyon Open Space
The second Antlers Hotel, built in 1898
William Jackson Palmer
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William Jackson Palmer was an American civil engineer and veteran of the American Civil War. During the Civil War, he was promoted to brevet brigadier general and received a Medal of Honor for his act
History of Colorado Springs, Colorado
…was Colorado Springs capital 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. Old Colorado City was annexed into Colorado Springs. Railroads brought tourists and visitors to the area from other parts of the…
William Jackson Palmer
William Jackson Palmer, American Civil War, 1861. Broadbent & Company, Philadelphia. Courtesy of Starsmore Center for Local History, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Statue of General William Jackson Palmer, 1929, intersection of Platte and Nevada Avenues, Colorado Springs. The statue was funded through donations to the William Jackson Palmer Memorial Association.
Mary Lincoln (Queen) Mellen Palmer, wife of William Jackson Palmer