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ID: 7013637
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Record Type: administrative |
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Colorado Springs (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 104 49 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -104.8167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in central Colorado on mesa (height is 1831 meters) at base of Pikes Peak & juncture of Monument & Fountain Creeks; boomed in Cripple Creek gold strikes (1890s); tourism, health resorts & area military installations supported growth. |
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| Colorado Springs (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for nearby Manitou mineral springs |
| Fountain Colony (H,V)
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| Colorado City (H,V)
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............ | formerly El Dorado City, later consolidated with Colorado Springs in 1917 |
| El Dorado City (H,V)
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............ | earliest name for Colorado City |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as Fountain Colony in 1871 by General Palmer, builder of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad & incorporated 1886 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| military center (C) |
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for North American Air Defense & Aerospace Defense commands, USA Air Force Academy (1954) & Fort Carson, home of 4th Infantry |
| tourist center (C) |
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for health resorts (town was once a wealthy spa) & for natural scenery, including Garden of Gods |
| educational center (C) |
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for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs & Nazarene Bible, Colorado Technical & Colorado Springs Business colleges |
| trade center (C) |
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thrived especially during Cripple Creek gold rush |
| boomtown (H) |
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