Post (C) Doris McCraw
aka Angela Raines
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| Pikes Peak Image (C) Doris McCraw |
By 1907, Colorado Springs had grown from its founding in 1871 into a thriving 36-year-old community. In just over three decades, the city had undergone a significant transformation, shaping its identity through rapid growth, cultural development, and historic events.
1. It had been 101 years since Zebulon Pike had attempted his climb of Pikes Peak.
2. It had been 87 years since Dr. Edwin James had accomplished that feat as the first white man to reach the top of that mountain.
3. It had been 16 years since the Cog Railway, partially financed by Zalmon Simmons of the Simmons mattress company, had begun taking people to the top of Pikes Peak.
4. It had been 14 years since Katharine Lee Bates had taken a carriage and a mule ride to the top of Pikes Peak, which inspired her to write the phrase: "Oh beautiful for halcyon skies, for amber waves of grain."
5. It had been 33 years since the Colorado Deaf and Blind School was founded by the grandfather of the actor Lon Chaney.
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| In the Garden of the Gods Image (C) Doris McCraw |
6. It had been 33 years since Colorado College was founded.
7. It had been 20 years since the trolley system began.
8. It had been 6 years since they buried the century chest to be opened in 2001.
9. It was the junction for six railways between 1870 and 1900: The Denver & Rio Grande, The Denver & New Orleans Manitou Branch, The Colorado Midland, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, The Rock Island, and The Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek.
10. It had been 34 years since Helen (Hunt) Jackson, the author of "Ramona" and "Century of Dishonor," had made Colorado Springs her home. (She died in 1885 and is buried here.)
11. It had been 4 years since the El Paso County Courthouse had been built.
12. It had been 41years since the creation of the Goodnight-Loving Trail that ran just east of Colorado Springs.
13. It had been 34 years since Isabella Bird, the Englishwoman who wrote "A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, spent time in Colorado Springs
14. It had been 48 years since Garden of the Gods received its name.
A lot happened in the town William Jackson Palmer and his associates founded back in 1871 as a tourist and resort area for his European investors. So much history to draw from as I write, and I do use it a lot. It plays a large role in my soon-to-be-released "Isabella: Rocky Mountain Bride" in the National Park Brides series. You can pre-order it here:
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Until Next Time: Stay safe, Stay happy, and Stay healthy.
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