Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado illustrates and describes the history of an area of Colorado centered on the town founded by General William Jackson Palmer in 1871. The photographs included show just how successful General Palmer was in fulfilling his dream of building a sophisticated spa town with all the luxuries of the East Coast including the arts, colleges and hospitals. The book includes almost two hundred photographs, some of which have never been published. The timeline begins in 1868 and finishes in 1968. Neighboring towns and places of interest are included such as: Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City, Garden of the Gods, Cripple Creek, Monument and Palmer Lake. The photographs and captions, often taken from actual diaries and journals, illustrate a broad cross-section of the areas early settlers.

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