History of the Cheyenne Mountain Region and Heritage Center

     Cheyenne Mountain is a place both haunted and holy.  The land, flanked by historical sites such as The Broadmoor hotel and North Cheyenne Cañon, was recently declared the last surviving desert ecosystem along Colorado’s Front Range.  In ancient times, Ute and Cheyenne tribes rendezvoused here, and during the 1850s, miners scoured the stream beds, dreaming of gilded luck.  Entrepreneurs, such as Spencer Penrose, wrenched from the natural beauty formulas for their own success, while others, such as the multitudes of tuberculosis patients, wished for a place that would heal. Today, with the influx of new families into the Cheyenne Mountain region, there is a great urgency for keeping alive those voices of the past and, in turn, creating a collective consciousness about the region’s unique history and character.  - Julia Abbott Janeway as published in KIVA, Vol. 1, Number 1, Summer 1997

     The Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center was established in 1990 by a group of dedicated teachers, graduates, and community members to assure that the traditions and the cultural heritage of the region and school system would be preserved so that they might be passed on to new generations.

In 2007, through the generosity of the Cheyenne Mountain School District, the former school administrative office was leased to the Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center.  Thanks to the wonderful generosity of several local groups, the Heritage Center has several new physical additions:  an inviting front entry deck, including an ADA ramp; a double-door entryway; and a spacious exhibition gallery for archival collections.

The year 2008 brought several organizational and policy changes, streamlining the focus and goals that the Heritage Center wanted to implement.  Both long- and short-term plans were laid, sparking a very exciting time in the Center’s history.

This year we are proud to put those plans into play.  Our dynamic speaker series has created a buzz throughout the community.  Behind the scenes, we are working with other local groups to preserve the things that make this area special.  School programs are allowing us to have a grassroots impact on children, teaching them how history can help us look to the future.  We look forward to sharing these programs with you in the upcoming months.

Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center, P.O. Box 38971, Colorado Springs, CO 80937
Phone: 719.632.7000     Email: info@CMHeritageCenter.org
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