The headline atop Page 1 of the Colorado Springs Gazette on March 14, 1909, told the sad story: “General William J. Palmer, Colorado’s Foremost Citizen, is Dead.” “Springs Loses Founder and Chief ...
The downtown Colorado Springs intersection of Platte and Nevada avenues has been vexing drivers and the city for a long time. That's because the intersection also pays tribute to the city's founder, ...
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Who made Colorado Springs? In part — Palmer, Penrose, and Pike. Zebulon Pike did not make it to the top of the peak on his only attempt in 1806. But decades later, General William Jackson Palmer did.