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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Colorado Springs is the county seat of El Paso County. Official Website History Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1858 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of...
Wikipedia =The Colorado College (also known as CC) is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, near the foot of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell. The college enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates at its 90-acre (36 ha) campus, 70 miles (110 km) south of Denver. The college offers 42 majors and 33 minors, and has a stud...
This project is for all those interred in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Mausoleum in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The cemetery is located on 3825 Airport Road. Links Official Website Find a Grave Tombstone-Inscriptions Billion Graves
Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Knob Hill neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado. A tent city, established in 1943 during construction of the base, was initially commanded by Major General Uzal Girard Ent (1900–1948), for whom the base is named. The base was opened in 1951. From 1957 to 1963, the base was the site of North American Aerospace Defense Com...
Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. Fort Carson is the home of the 4th Infantry Division, the 10th Special Forces Group, the 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB),...
Wikipedia The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public baccalaureate and graduate research university with approximately 12,000 students and six colleges. Founded in 1889, the university’s main campus is located in Greeley, Colorado, about an hour north of Denver, with extended campus locations in Loveland, Denver, and Colorado Springs. Established as the State Normal School of Colo...
When Colorado Springs was founded in 1871 there were already two cemeteries serving El Paso County but both were quickly found to be inadequate in serving the needs of the rapidly growing city. In 1874, the founder of Colorado Springs, General William Jackson Palmer, founded a new cemetery two miles from town. The original names were the Mount Washington or Mountain Home Cemetery. In 1877, the ...
Fairview Cemetery is a 32-acre cemetery owned by the city of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A cemetery for area pioneers, the cemetery was founded in 1895 on the west side of the city, but there were earlier burials on the land. The land was donated by Anthony Bott in exchange for water rights. Bott was a founder of Colorado City, now known as Old Colorado City. It offers views of ...
This project is for those who are interred in the Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Notable Interments Ruth Etting (1896-1978) - Entertainer, Actress, Singer Newton F. "Newt" Heisley (1920-2009) - Designer of the POW-MIA flag Ethel Merman (1908-1984) - Entertainer, Actress, Singer Links Official Website Find a Grave