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A city is built on sunshine and gold/ Colorado Springs was an instant success, a city at the right place and the right time. From the moment of its founding, it attracted people looking for a healthful climate and a western adventure. And then it became a haven for those who profited from the mines on the southwest side of Pikes Peak. It was a city built on sunshine and gold.
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Gen. William Jackson Palmer stood on the arid, treeless prairie
facing Pikes Peak and envisioned a community of charm and culture.
Palmer, a Civil War veteran who became chief engineer for the
Kansas Pacific railroad, made his first trip to the Pikes Peak region
in July 1869. He realized the confluence of Monument and Fountain
creeks would be an ideal stop on the railroad he wanted to build
along the Front Range. "I am sure there will be a famous summer
resort here," he wrote.
By the winter of 1869, Palmer had decided he wanted to develop
that resort and began buying the land on which ...
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