Old Colorado City Colorado Springs
Old Colorado city has the charm of a small town yet located within the larger city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Many tourists and visitors come to Old Colorado City to window shop and enjoy the various parks and activities it has to offer.
Old Colorado City homes for sale offer another quality of life from homes built in the early 1900's, homes built in the 1950's to homes that were built in recent years where lots were available.
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The Old North End & Downtown Colorado Springs | Area Tour
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Old Colorado City- CO, United States.
The beautiful historic town of Colorado Springs.
We love Colorado and always enjoying spending time in and around the mountains.
We had a lovely day strolling around all the interesting shops, trying to decide which restaurant to have lunch at as they all seemed so wonderful. The town was friendly and welcoming, would definitely suggest that you spend a few hours here and bring your wallet as there are some unique items to be found here.
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Old Colorado City - Your Destination
We are a perfect destination to slow down during your trip to Colorado Springs and take a stroll through our historic area boasting of shopping, dining and high concentration of art galleries.
Old Colorado City - Locally Owned and Operated for 150 Years!
With over 100 shops, restaurants, and art galleries, Old Colorado City is completely locally owned and operated. Here are some of the faces that make the city what it is today! Learn more:
Where History Comes to Life - Old Colorado City Historical Center
Old Colorado City Historical Center - Episode 1 - Part 3
Next we will go to the History Center which was originally the 1st Baptist Church of Colorado City. In 1917, it became the Bethel Baptist Church. Currently it is owned and operated by the Old Colorado City Historical Society. We invite you to visit the museum where you can see artifacts that have been donated throughout the years. While the Old Colorado City History Center is no longer a church, it still has the original church bell that you and your children can ring.
Timeline:
Introduction 00:00-00:31
OCCHC introduction 00:32-01:14
The Histories Center's original use 01:15-02:08
Leo Knudson: member of the Historical Society 02:09-05:04
A look inside 05:06-06:23
Artifacts collected through the years 06:24-07:22
The Best Hidden Towns in Colorado
In the best hidden towns in Colorado we go off the tourist path to find some unique and fun towns to visit and with little tourist crowds.
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OLD COLORADO CITY Where History Comes to Life Episode One
Dave Van Ness take you on a journey through Old Colorado City!
On this episode...
- Visit The Welcome Center
- Learn about The Garvin Cabin in Bancroft Park
- Grab a Bite at thunder & Buttons
- Relive OCC History at The History Center
- Get educated about The Carnegie Library
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Where History Comes to Life - Old Colorado City's Garvin Cabin
Old Colorado City's Garvin Cabin - Episode 1 - Part 4
The Garvin Cabin was the first Territorial Capital of Colorado though the current location was not its original location. It has been moved around the state of Colorado until it came back to its original in Old Colorado City. It had many uses over the years such as a doctor's office and even a mortuary. It is currently used for different events here in Old Colorado City including the MaD HatTer Saturday in the Spring and Santa's Cabin during the Christmas months.
Timeline:
Introduction 00:00-00:31
Outside of Garvin Cabin in the current location 00:32-01:07
Meet the Mayor: 1st capital building 01:08-02:13
Different uses and locations on Garvin Cabin 02:14-03:11
Historic Manitou Springs
Often called “Little Switzerland,” not many towns in our fair state can boast quite this much character. Tucked in at the base of Pikes Peak, Visit Manitou Springs’s locally owned shops, restaurants and galleries are something best experienced firsthand. Every turn of the street, every building and every smiling face sets the perfect backdrop for this little mountain oasis. Come experience the Manitou way:
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The city of Colorado Springs was founded in 1871. Ten blocks north of the downtown center of the city, land was set aside as a future site for a college or university. The Congregational Church founded Colorado College on that land in 1874.
From 1872 to the early 1890s, most of the home building on the north side of the city occurred in the area between downtown and the Colorado College campus. Most early photographs and etchings of Colorado Springs show the built-up portion of the city ending abruptly at the college campus.
By the early 1890s, however, major housing construction began to occur on the flat meadows and grazing fields just to the north of Colorado College. This process was greatly facilitated by the discovery of gold in the mountains southwest of Colorado Springs. The Cripple Creek gold strike was one of the largest and most profitable mineral strikes in the history of the state of Colorado. Because Colorado Springs was the nearest major city to the Cripple Creek gold fields, Colorado Springs became the center of financial and supply activity for the Cripple Creek gold bonanza.
The result was a tripling of the population of Colorado Springs from 1890 to 1900, a population boom that occurred just at the moment that the area north of Colorado College was “ready” to be developed. Furthermore, the wealth of the gold mines had created a mining middle class in Colorado Springs, an army of gold stock brokers and mine suppliers who needed expensive middle class homes for themselves and their families. The result was that unusually roomy and well-decorated Victorian homes were constructed in large numbers in a very short number of years in the area north of Colorado College, which came to be known as the Old North End.
This is what gives the Old North End Neighborhood a distinctive character. A large number of homes, most of them two or three-story structures were built in a brief period of time, all reflecting a common Victorian architectural style. Furthermore, Cripple Creek gold provided the money to make most of these homes more ornate and decorative than otherwise might have occurred. Thus, the Old North End is filled with elaborate wooden verandas, bay windows, complex wooden decorative work around doors and windows, an occasional circular wooden cupola, and ornate cut-glass and beveled glass windows.
Another historical movement had a major impact on the Old North End. Because of the high altitude and dry healthful climate, Colorado Springs became a center for recovering victims of tuberculosis. Glockner Hospital, a major treatment facility for those with lung ailments, was located ten blocks north of Colorado College. Glockner eventually evolved into Penrose hospital, which provided a wide range of general hospital services. The Old North End soon became a desirable residential neighborhood for doctors and other administrative personnel working at the hospital.
The gold boom at Cripple Creek, and in Colorado Springs, was over by the 1920s. Construction of wooden Victorian housing in the Old North End ended at that time. In the ensuing years, housing construction represented a variety of architectural styles. The Arts and Crafts movement was a reaction to the Victorian style and many houses were built in this style. Spanish and Mediterranean-style homes, western bungalows, and ranch houses have added to the attractive residential character of the Old North End.
The Old North End benefited from its proximity to the upper reaches of Monument Valley Park. The entire west side of the Old North End is bordered by this natural city park, where biking and hiking trails, ball fields and children’s playgrounds are attractively placed along the banks of Monument Creek.
Downtown / Central Colorado Springs
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Wide, tree-lined streets are home to an intriguing mix of traditional and architectural styles. We do not have a lot of older homes, so downtown and surrounding areas are it. Streets running east/west are named for regional rivers, while the north/south streets are named for regional mountain ranges. The Pikes Peak Center features nationally known entertainers and the multitude of restaurants and shops within walking distance that allow you to enjoy an entire day and evening in Downtown Colorado Springs. The area offers a variety of shopping, dining, museums, parks, festivals and events and is a designated Creative District in the state of Colorado.
There's plenty of things to do in Downtown Colorado Springs, like a full day of family fun and activities at museums, parks and attractions. You'll find art on nearly every corner and can take a self-guided tour of local installations throughout Downtown Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic has a full schedule of world-class performances at the Pikes Peak Center and other venues.
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St. Elmo Colorado - A True Old West Ghost Town - Abandoned America
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St. Elmo was first named Forest City but was later changed because of a California town with the same name. The name St. Elmo was chosen by Griffith Evans, one of the founding fathers, who was at the time reading the novel St. Elmo.
At its peak in the 1890s, the town boasted a general store, telegraph office, town hall, Over 5 hotels, a handful of saloons, dancing halls, a newspaper office, and a schoolhouse.
The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad line ran through St. Elmo (Yes, it's the same South Park you are thinking of). There were 150 mines claimed within St. Elmo. The majority of the folks who lived in St. Elmo worked at the Mary Murphy, Teresa C., The Molly or the Pioneer Mines. The Mary Murphy Mine was the biggest and most productive mine in the area. While in operation, the Mary Murphy Mine recovered over $60,000,000 worth of gold. While the other local mines shut down, the Mary Murphy Mine continued to operate until the gold standard was implemented. Which collapsed the price of silver overnight.
As a result. The Railroad was closed and eventually abandoned in 1922. Even after the world gave up on this town and its mines, people continued to harvest ore. This was done by hand and miners would haul individual mining carts down the mountain.
Once the mining industry closed completely, St. Elmo drastically declined. Miners searched elsewhere for gold, rather than silver. The business district in St. Elmo closed down as well. Few people continued to live in the town. Postal service was discontinued in 1952 after the death of St. Elmo's postmaster. The current population is...three.
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Costilla County, San Luis, the oldest incorporated town in Colorado,
Costilla County
Costilla County, Colorado
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The Costilla County Courthouse in San Luis
Map of Colorado highlighting Costilla County
Location in the U.S. state of Colorado
Map of the United States highlighting Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Founded November 1, 1861
Seat San Luis
Largest town San Luis
Area
• Total 1,230 sq mi (3,186 km2)
• Land 1,227 sq mi (3,178 km2)
• Water 3.4 sq mi (9 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2016) 3,721[1]
• Density 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Mountain: UTC−7/−6
Website costillacounty-co.gov
Footnotes: Colorado's first permanent settlement
Costilla County is the ninth-least populous of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,524.[2] The county seat is San Luis,[3] the oldest incorporated town in Colorado, but not the oldest.Costilla County, Colorado
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The Costilla County Courthouse in San Luis
Map of Colorado highlighting Costilla County
Location in the U.S. state of Colorado
Map of the United States highlighting Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Founded November 1, 1861
Seat San Luis
Largest town San Luis
Area
• Total 1,230 sq mi (3,186 km2)
• Land 1,227 sq mi (3,178 km2)
• Water 3.4 sq mi (9 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2016) 3,721[1]
• Density 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Mountain: UTC−7/−6
Website costillacounty-co.gov
Footnotes: Colorado's first permanent settlement
Costilla County is the ninth-least populous of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,524.[2] The county seat is San Luis,[3] the oldest incorporated town in Colorado, but not the oldest.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Adjacent counties
2.2 National protected area
2.3 Historic trails and sites
3 Demographics
4 Politics
5 Communities
5.1 Towns
5.2 Census-designated places
5.3 Other unincorporated places
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
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Costilla County was the first area of Colorado to be settled by European-Americans. Hispanic settlers from Taos, New Mexico, officially established San Luis on April 9, 1851. Costilla County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado on November 1, 1861. The county was named for the Costilla River. Although San Miguel was originally designated the county seat, the county government was moved to San Luis in 1863.
The county's original boundaries extended over much of south-central Colorado. Much of the northern portion became part of Saguache County in 1866, and the western portions were folded into Hinsdale and Rio Grande counties in 1874. Costilla County arrived at its modern boundaries in 1913 when Alamosa County was created from its northwest portions.[4]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,230 square miles (3,200 km2), of which 1,227 square miles (3,180 km2) is land and 304 square miles (790 km2) (0.3%) is water.[5]
Adjacent counties
Huerfano County - northeast
Las Animas County - east
Colfax County, New Mexico - southeast
Taos County, New Mexico - south
Conejos County - west
Alamosa County - northwest
National protected area
San Isabel National Forest
Historic trails and sites
Fort Garland State History Museum
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Wild West Ghost Town Colorado Springs Walkthrough
A complete walkthrough of the interior of the Ghost Town Museum of the 1800s! The Ghost Town Wild West Museum in Colorado Springs, CO is a throwback in time and a fun way to learn about history and this Wild Era!
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Turn Your Watch Back 100 Years!
As a true preservation of Colorado's western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late1800's and early 1900's
An Authentic Ghost Town
Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attraction of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of main street, with the Livery Stable, and Victorian Home. Each is filled with thousands of fascinating artifacts. Ghost Town Museum delights young and old with lots of hands on activities, including old time arcades, panning for real gold (summer months), and much, much, more.
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Ghost Town History
Ghost Town Museum was created in 1954 to preserve a piece of Colorado's Wild West heritage.
In 1858 the cry Pikes Peak or Bust opened up the heartland of the Colorado territory to the gold prospector. Gold mining became a significant factor that led to the statehood of Colorado. The miners and the people who provided services to them quickly populated the western frontier of the United States. They needed transportation, and before long the twin steel ribbons of the railroads were pushing into the mountains to transport ore for processing.
Towns sprang up overnight and by the 1860's and 1870's people had blanketed the west. It was a rough and tumble time. Small encampments became small towns. Small cities along the rocky mountain Front Range provided a central location for supplies and services. The search for gold drove prospectors to every mountain valley, and every mountain peak. If gold or silver were not located, or if the mines played out, the towns were often abandoned to become ghost towns.
Little by little the raw spirit of the frontier died down. By the time gold was discovered in Cripple Creek in 1891, the frontier was almost gone. Today almost nothing remains of those exciting days of the old west. A scattered pile of old lumber, a tumbled pile of rocks marking an old mine, an occasional wagon wheel or a piece of equipment. The rip roaring camps of 100 years ago have become ghost towns now only a memory of a bygone era.
Salida, Colorado is the largest National Historic District in Colorado
While many cities trade their history for modern buildings, it’s just the opposite in Salida. History is embraced, celebrated and proudly visible.
The Salida Downtown Historic District is the largest historic district in Colorado and was added to the National Historic Register in 1984.
Founded in 1880, Salida’s 100 turn-of-the-century historic buildings are largely regarded as the best collection of historically significant buildings in the state. Now they house charming antique
and consignment shops, art galleries, outdoor gear stores, independently-owned restaurants, cafes and bars. But each holds fascinating stories of Salida’s colorful past, too.
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Where History Comes to Life - Old Colorado City's Carnegie Library
Old Colorado City's Carnegie Library - Episode 1 - Part 5
Our next stop is the Old Colorado City's Carnegie Library. This building was originally built in 1904. Carnegie Libraries have the facility provided to them but the community is expected to provide the books, staff and funding to keep it running. Today, it has been modernized with computers and other technology but still holds its history.
Timeline:
Introduction 00:00-00:31
A look of the building outside 00:32-01:15
Intro of the interior of the library 01:16-01:45
David Rasmussen on the history 01:46-02:58
What would a person of the past think of this modern library? 02:59-04:21
A peak of the library from the past 04:22-05:17