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Local Historic Agencies
Old Colorado City Historical Society
| Address: | One South 24th Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 |
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| Phone: | 719. 636.1225 | |
| Web site: | http://history.oldcolo.com/ | |
| Hours: | Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free. | |
| Description: | The History Center represents the interwoven stories of the life and personality of the many people who made Old Colorado City their home, their workplace and, most importantly, their community. The History Center will not only provide a physical place to view the many artifacts and photographs, but also provide a place to conduct research. | |
Palmer Lake Historical Society
| Address: | P.O. Box 662, Palmer Lake, CO 80133 | |
| Web site | http://www.ci.palmer-lake.co.us/plhs/index.shtml | |
| Description | Serving the Tri-Lakes/Palmer Divide since 1956, the Palmer Lake Historical Society was founded by Marian McIntyre McDonough. |
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
| Address: | 215 South Tejon Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 The municipal museum of Colorado Springs, located in the former El Paso County Courthouse (1903), portrays the history and culture of the Pikes Peak Region in exhibits emphasizing the unique character of this uncommon Front Range community. |
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| Phone: | 719.385.5990 | |
| Web site: | http://www.cspm.org/ | |
| Hours: | Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. | |
| Description: | The museum has over 40,000 objects in its collection including nationally significant collections of quilts, Van Briggle art pottery, plus the finest regional art collection in the state of Colorado. The Native American collection includes hundreds of items representative of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho cultures. A portion of author Helen Hunt Jackson's house is reconstructed in the museum, furnished with her original possessions. Other collections relate to the founding of the city, the area's mining and agricultural history, its early prominence as a health resort, and its more recent significance as a center for military training and operations. The museum houses the Starsmore Center for Local History, an archives and research library, which concentrates on materials related to the Pikes Peak Region. Included in these collections are: the Cragin Western History collection; photographic images of early Colorado; newspapers clippings, city directories from the 1870s; and many old diaries, scrapbooks, and photo albums. These materials are used by the public for genealogical and historical research, films, books, articles, and school projects. Of particular significance to Colorado Springs are the personal papers of city-founder and railroad-builder General William Jackson Palmer. | |
The Ute Pass Historical Society
| Address: | P.O. Box 6875, Woodland Park, CO 80866 | |
| Phone: | 719.686.7512 | |
| Web site: | http://www.utepasshistoricalsociety.org | |
| Description: | The Ute Pass Historical Society was incorporated in 1976 to preserve the heritage of the central Ute Pass corridor into the Rocky Mountains from the plains to the east. UPHS was founded by dedicated, concerned members of Ute Pass communities, determined to honor and preserve their families’ pioneering history and the history of the development of Ute Pass communities, and to respect the Native American heritage of the region. The ongoing goal is to preserve and share the history of local communities and families for present and future residents of the Ute Pass area of Colorado. UPHS operates the Old Curiosity Gift Shop, a Research Office, and the Pikes Peak Museum, including Centennial Trailhead and Ute Pass History Park. All are located in Woodland Park. |
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Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
| Address: | 1401 Recreation Way Colorado Springs, CO 80905 Located at 30th Street and Gateway Road at the entrance to the Garden of the Gods. |
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| Phone: | 719.578.6777 | |
| Web site: | http://www.rockledgeranch.com/ | |
| Hours: | Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Open the 1st Wednesday of June through Labor Day. Special events throughout the year. | |
| Admission: | Adults $6 |
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| Description: | The Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is an educational, non-profit living history farm and museum, which depicts life in the Pikes Peak region in four time periods: American Indian area in 1775;1860s Galloway Homestead; 1880s Chambers Home and Ranch; 1907 Edwardian Country Estate. The historic site is open from early June through Labor Day. The site features third person interpretation with staff and docents dressed in period clothing demonstrating the living conditions of each period. |
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