Timeline of Colorado Springs, Colorado
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
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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
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- ↑ Federal Writers’ Project 1945, p. 467: "Chronology"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Federal Writers’ Project 1945, p. 111: "Colorado Springs"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 City Council 1902.
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 http://gazette.com/competition-killing-some-marijuana-dispensaries/article/106832[bare URL]
- ↑ http://www.coloradospringsindyweed.com/colorado-springs-marijuana/local-pot-pioneer-wants-out-springs-cannabis-comic-fest-debuts-and-more/
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