Timeline of Colorado Springs, Colorado
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
19th century[]
- 1871 - Colorado Springs Company founded by William Jackson Palmer.[1]
- 1872
- Town incorporated.
- Out West newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1873 - Town becomes seat of El Paso County.[3]
- 1874
- Colorado College[4] and Colorado School for Deaf Mutes[5] established.
- Grasshopper plague.[6]
- Jackson house (residence) built.[5]
- Evergreen Cemetery in use.[6]
- 1875 - El Paso County Library (social library) active.[7]
- 1876 - Town becomes part of the new State of Colorado.
- 1880 - Four chalybeate mineral springs (iron salts and other minerals) were discovered along Monument Creek in October 1880 by Dr. Charles Gatchell.[8]
- 1882 - Antlers Hotel in business.[5]
- 1885 - Colorado Midland Railway in operation.[9]
- 1890
- Alamo Hotel built.
- Free Library and Reading Room Association established.[10]
- 1891
- Gold found in nearby Cripple Creek.[9]
- Pikes Peak cog railway[9] and St. Mary's Church built.
- 1892 - Pike National Forest established near Colorado Springs.
- 1893 - High School Building opens.[11]
- 1899 - Van Briggle Art Pottery founded.[5]
- 1899 - Tesla Experimental laboratory built on knob hill
20th century[]
- 1901 - Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway begins operating.[12]
- 1903 - El Paso County Courthouse building constructed.
- 1904 - Colorado Springs City Hall built.
- 1905
- Colorado Springs Public Library-Carnegie Building opens.[10]
- Henry Clay Hall becomes mayor.
- 1906 - Sons of the American Revolution chapter organized.[13]
- 1907 - Monument Valley Park developed.
- 1909 - Garden of the Gods park established.[3]
- 1910
- 1913 - Harry H. Seldomridge becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district.[17]
- 1917 - Colorado City becomes part of Colorado Springs.[9]
- 1918 - Broadmoor Hotel in business.[5]
- 1919 - Broadmoor Art Academy founded.[5]
- 1920 - Blair's Business College established.[14]
- 1923 - Colorado Springs Municipal Auditorium and Cottonwood Creek Bridge built.
- 1925 - Alexander Airport built.
- 1926 - National Methodist Sanitorium opens.
- 1926 - New pavilion at Tahama Spring is constructed.
- 1928 - Alexander Film Company relocates to Colorado Springs.
- 1935 - Peak Theatre opens.[18]
- 1936 - Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center built.[5]
- 1937
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo begins.
- Colorado Springs Museum established.[19]
- 1938 - Broadmoor Ice Palace (skating rink) opens.
- 1940 - Population: 33,237.[9]
- 1941 - U.S. military Camp Carson established.[3]
- 1946 - Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph newspaper in publication.[2]
- 1948 - Peterson Field established.[3]
- 1949 - Pikes Peak Range Riders active.[20]
- 1953 - Pikes Peak Ghost Town in business.[19]
- 1956 - Santa's Workshop opens near city.
- 1957 - North American Aerospace Defense Command established.[3]
- 1958 - United States Air Force Academy established near city.[21]
- 1962 - United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel built.
- 1964 - Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker built near city.
- 1965 - Colorado Technical College and University of Colorado, Colorado Springs[3] established.
- 1967 - Pikes Peak Community College established.[3]
- 1970
- Colorado Springs Sun newspaper begins publication.[2]
- Population: 135,060.[3]
- 1974 - Care and Share food bank incorporated.[22]
- 1975
- Peterson U.S. Air Force Base active.
- Larry Ochs becomes mayor.
- 1978
- 1979
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association headquartered in city.
- Bob Isaac becomes mayor.
- Professional Rodeo Hall of Champs[3] and Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum open.
- 1980 - Pikes Peak Genealogical Society founded.
- 1982
- Colorado Springs' annexation of Broadmoor, Cheyenne Canon, Ivywild, Skyway, and Stratton Meadows neighborhoods is upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court after a district court had voided the annexation.[citation needed]
- Pikes Peak Center built.
- 1983 - Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs established.
- 1985 - Falcon U.S. Air Force Station in operation.
- 1988 - Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival begins.
- 1990
- Norwest Bank Tower built.
- Population: 281,140;[23] metro 397,014.
- 1992 - Earth Spirit Pagans[24] and Citizens Project[24] established.
- 1993 - Focus on the Family relocates headquarters from Pomona, California.
- 1994 - ADX Florence federal supermax prison begins operating in vicinity of Colorado Springs.
- 1997 - Mary Lou Makepeace becomes mayor.
- 1998 - World Arena, Colorado Springs opens.
- 2000
- Pikes Peak Greenway opens.
- Population: 360,890.[25]
- Prominent gays in the military story published about closeted soldiers here. Part 2.
21st century[]
- 2003
- Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra[26] and Red Rock Canyon Open Space established.
- Lionel Rivera becomes mayor.
- 2006
- 2007
- January: Doug Lamborn becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 5th congressional district.[30]
- December 9: The New Life shootings occur.
- 2008 - Hollywood Theaters (cinema) in business.[18]
- 2010 - Population: 416,427.[31]
- July 1, 2010 - 230 medical marijuana related-businesses with active sales tax licenses meet registration deadline and are allowed to continue operating.[27]
- 2011 - Steve Bach becomes mayor.[32]
- 2012 - June 23: The Waldo Canyon fire begins.[33]
- 2013
- June 11: Black Forest Fire begins near city.
- November 5: While approved by 49.3% of county residents in the 2012 election,[34] city officials continue to refuse to allow any recreational marijuana dispensaries to open.[35][36]
- 2015 - The Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting occurs.
- 2021 - The 2021 Colorado Springs shooting occurs.
See also[]
- History of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Timeline of Colorado history
- Timelines of other cities in Colorado: Aurora, Boulder, Denver
References[]
- ^ "Archives Finding Aids: Western History Collection". Western History and Genealogy. Denver, Colorado: Denver Public Library. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Nergal 1980.
- ^ Federal Writers’ Project 1945, p. 467: "Chronology"
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Federal Writers’ Project 1945, p. 111: "Colorado Springs"
- ^ Jump up to: a b City Council 1902.
- ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". New Jersey: Princeton University. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Chalybeate Springs". Colorado Springs Weekly Gazette. October 30, 1880. p. 5.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Kurian 1994.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Colorado's Century of Public Libraries. Denver: Colorado State Library. 1959.
- ^ G.B. Turnbull (1893). "New High School Building at Colorado Springs". School Review. 1 (10): 683–687. doi:10.1086/433357. JSTOR 1074071.
- ^ Short Line Blue Book, 4, Pueblo, Colorado, 1904
- ^ "Special Collections - Archives Listing". Rocky Mountain Online. University of New Mexico. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Patterson's American Educational Directory. 19. Chicago. 1922.
- ^ Poor's Manual of Public Utilities, Poor's Manual Company, 1914
- ^ Giovanni Perilli (1922). Colorado and the Italians in Colorado. Denver.
- ^ "Colorado". Official Congressional Directory: 63rd Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368721.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Movie Theaters in Colorado Springs, CO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Colorado: Colorado Springs". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ "Pikes Peak Range Riders". Colorado Springs. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Colorado State Archives. "Colorado History Chronology". State of Colorado. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Colorado Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pluralism Project. "Colorado Springs, CO". Directory of Religious Centers. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Colorado Springs (city), Colorado". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009.
- ^ Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Colorado Springs, Colorado". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://gazette.com/competition-killing-some-marijuana-dispensaries/article/106832
- ^ http://www.coloradospringsindyweed.com/colorado-springs-marijuana/local-pot-pioneer-wants-out-springs-cannabis-comic-fest-debuts-and-more/
- ^ http://www.westword.com/news/medical-marijuana-has-become-a-growth-industry-in-colorado-5102587
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Colorado Springs (city), Colorado". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "US mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.
- ^ http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/amendment/2012/64-legalize-marijuana/#el-paso
- ^ "Election Results Retail Marijuana". Denver: Colorado Municipal League. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Cannabis Legal, Localities Begin to Just Say No". New York Times. January 26, 2014.
Bibliography[]
- "Colorado Springs". Colorado State Business Directory. Denver: J.A. Blake. 1878.
- "Colorado Springs". Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona Gazetteer and Business Directory. Chicago: Polk & Co. and A.C. Danser. 1884.
- Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs: Warren & Stride. 1896.
- "Historical Sketch". City of Colorado Springs. City Council. 1902.
- George Irving Finlay (1906). Colorado Springs; a guide book describing the rock formations in the vicinity of Colorado Springs. Out West Company.
- "Colorado Springs", United States (4th ed.), Leipzig: K. Baedeker, 1909, OCLC 02338437
- Federal Writers’ Project (1945). "Colorado Springs". Colorado: a Guide to the Highest State. American Guide Series. New York: Hastings House. p. 111+. OL 24557683M.
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Colorado Springs", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Colorado Springs", World Encyclopedia of Cities, 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO
- "Colorado: Southern Front Range: Colorado Springs", Rocky Mountains, Lonely Planet, 1999, OL 22952362M
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