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Colorado Springs Colorado & El Paso County Area History

Situated At The Base Of One Of The Most Famous
American Peaks, "Pikes Peak" On The Eastside Of The Rocky Mountains

   
When Zebulon Pike first saw the mountain overlooking Colorado Springs he believed it would never be scaled. Of course he was wrong, and Pikes Peak was later named in his honor. The city's first stake was driven in 1871.
   
Gold was discovered in nearby Cripple Creek in 1891, and Colorado Springs found itself a thriving
financial center. The golden years lasted until 1917, when the U.S. went to silver for its coinage and
the local economy once again emphasized tourism. Looking to expand its economic base, the city
offered land to the military in 1942.
    
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Colorado Springs became especially popular with the British and acquired the nickname Little London.
   
With the start of World War II, Fort Carson was established on 137,000 acres to the south of Colorado Springs. The military's presence grew in the 1950s with the opening of the U.S. Air Force Academy.
   
Over the next 30 years, Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base and Schriever Air Force Base helped create Colorado Springs' reputation as the nation's military space capital, housing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and other Space Command centers.
 
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