Tag: fairview cemetery
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Volunteers history sleuths find, celebrate, unsung heroes at Colorado Springs’ oldest cemeteries
Willard Wade McKinley was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, the day after Christmas in 1942. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday when he died, one of seven sailors killed on May 17, 1945, after a kamikaze plane penetrated anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the USS Douglas H. Fox…
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New irrigation systems at Colorado Springs cemeteries to save thousands of dollars in labor, water costs
New watering systems at Colorado Springs’ two oldest continuously operating cemeteries will enhance water efficiency and conservation while saving the city thousands of dollars a year in labor and water costs, officials said Monday. Work is underway at Fairview Cemetery, located on South 26th Street on Colorado Springs’ west side, to install a state-of-the-art irrigation…
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Fallen veterans to be honored across El Paso County in scaled-back Wreaths Across America events
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 9,000 veterans interred in cemeteries across El Paso County will be commemorated by volunteers and community organizations in scaled-back wreath-laying ceremonies Saturday. It is part of the annual National Wreaths Across America Day, which each December coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery…
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Fallen veterans to be honored across El Paso County in scaled-back Wreaths Across America events
More than 9,000 veterans interred in cemeteries across El Paso County will be commemorated by volunteers and community organizations in scaled-back wreath-laying ceremonies Saturday. It is part of the annual National Wreaths Across America Day, which each December coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and at more than 2,100 locations nationwide, at sea and…