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Archive for October 6th, 2008
33 Unique things to do #6 Colorado College Hockey
Tonight the new season starts for CC Hockey and I was given tickets! Yahoo!! I love CC hockey and if you want something fun to do, attend a game and support our TIGERS!!! CC Hockey is actually a Division 1 sport so its a joy to watch with lots of excitement.
The Tigers, who open the season tonight with an exhibition contest at the World Arena against the University of Alberta, climbed from fifth to third in the second USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings of the season.
Colorado College Hockey got its start in Read the rest of this entry »
Old Colorado City Springs to Life with a Vigilante System of Government
Must Read Articles:
- The Founder of Colorado Springs, William Jackson Palmer
- The Young Years of Colorado Springs
- Tea and crumpets in Colorado Springs
- The End of an Era in Colorado Springs
The cry went out! There’s gold in the Colorado Rockies. This started Americans rushing to the gold fields in 1859, hoping to relieve some of the financial stress from the economic panic in 1857. As a result of the thousands of people entering the Pike’s Peak region, several men incorporated themselves into the Colorado City Town Company on August 11, 1859. Since Ute Pass was the best route at the time to the South Park gold fields, the company established Colorado City (later know as Old Colorado City) at the base of Pike’s Peak on Fountain Creek, hoping to become the major mining supply town. On August 12, 1859, the company officially claimed the site of Colorado City. Henry M. Fosdick surveyed and platted the town, one mile wide and two miles long with Fountain Creek running through the southern portion of the town.
The town grew quickly. During the remainder of 1859 and early 1860, Read the rest of this entry »
