Colorado Springs Throwing Itself A Sesquicentennial Party

CBS Denver

January 27, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS (CBS4) – The City of Colorado Springs is throwing a months-long party as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. General William Palmer visited the area at the base of Pikes Peak in 1869 and fell in love with what he called its “most enticing scenery.”

Two years later, the Civil War hero from Pennsylvania established Colorado Springs on July 31, 1871. The city was built as a planned community, without an industrial or manufacturing base, but it prospered, attracting wealthy residents and capitalists.

Tens of thousands of others flocked to the area hoping sunshine and fresh air would cure tuberculosis.

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