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
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
Glen Eyrie
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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 organiz
William Jackson Palmer
…time. They spent their honeymoon in Europe. They had three daughters, Elsie, Dorothy, and Marjory. Palmer built a house that would eventually become Glen Eyrie Castle, Scottish for "Valley of the Eagle's Nest," in 1871 near Colorado Springs, as a home for his wife and family. While they lived there, Queen…
Glen Eyrie Castle
Glen Eyrie Castle Music Room, where afternoon tea is served.
Glen Eyrie Castle fireplace
Bighorn sheep on Glen Eyrie Castle lawn