Tag: helen hunt jackson
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North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Starsmore Center celebrate milestone anniversaries
In 1885, Colorado Springs voters approved the first bond issue in the city’s history, for the purchase of a 640-acre piece of land previously owned by Colorado College. That tract would become North Cheyenne Cañon Park, a scenic outdoor venue beloved by residents and tourists alike. In 1990, a home on Nevada Avenue, set to…
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A Colorado Springs writer of today reflects on Helen Hunt Jackson’s words of yesterday
Ahead of Red Rock Canyon opening in 2005 to be one of Colorado Springs’ favorite public grounds, Stewart Green was tasked with establishing climbing routes across the sandstone walls. This led him to naming some of the formations. One was the unmistakable behemoth appearing to submerge near the park’s center — “the whale,” Green called…