Historic Sites and History

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (682+ words) Colorado Springs has always had an impressively strong history of philanthropy. Today that has grown to almost 5,000 nonprofits in the metro area, almost 1,000 in the city itself. It all began, along with the city, in the 1800s and here are some…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1844+ words) Colorado Springs is always working to catch the next big economic wave. “We’re always trying to figure out what the next thing is going to be,” explained Matt Mayberry, director of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. In the early days,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (92+ words) As Colorado celebrates its 150th anniversary, our Southeast Side Reporter Michelle Reyes takes you inside Evergreen Cemetery, the final resting place for over 90,000 people since 1871. Learn about the famous founders like General Palmer and the "everyday citizens" whose stories truly built…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (536+ words) Where, oh where, are the springs Colorado Springs was named for? A local history trivia question for sure and one visitors frequently ask. The answer: there really is one spring — just one — but you can no longer get a sip…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1329+ words) Willard Wade McKinley was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, the day after Christmas in 1942. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday when he died, one of seven sailors killed on May 17, 1945, after a kamikaze plane penetrated anti-aircraft…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1009+ words) Updated on: October 13, 2025 / 10:26 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Floods pounded two communities in southwestern Colorado over the weekend and more rain is forecast over the next two nights. New mandatory evacuations have also been ordered near Pagosa Springs ahead of forecasted…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (87+ words) Colorado Springs is taking over more than 100 acres of land that's been restored at the PikeView Quarry. It was donated after more than 100 years of commercial use. Colorado Springs is taking over more than 100 acres of land that's been restored…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (109+ words) (COLORADO SPRINGS) — This year is the celebration of two major milestones, the 250th Anniversary of American Independence and Colorado’s 150th year of statehood. To mark the occasion, El Paso County h... In support of this effort, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic is offering…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (443+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Looking around Colorado Springs, you see a vibrant city with lots to do outside, but how did it all come to be? Curator of History at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Leah Davis Witherow, has the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (139+ words) Over a 100 firefighters have managed to get 24% containment on the 24 fire after it scorched 7,385 acres on Monday night. Burning on Fort Carson land in between Penrose and Colorado Springs, officials announced in a statement that the containment number Monday night…...