Tag: statue
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Polis, historians open 20th century time capsule discovered near Colorado’s Capitol steps
A box that had never borne witness to a car starter, a binder clip or a light switch until it was unearthed months ago was opened and its contents revealed on Tuesday. The tin box, which had previously been buried under the pedestal base of the bronze Union soldier statue near the state Capitol building’s…
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Grandson of fallen World War II hero makes case for public memorial in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An official proclamation declaring Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Day has been a longstanding tradition for the El Paso County Board of Commissioners. But Tuesday’s ceremonial reading, held during a board meeting at Centennial Hall, was a little different. Dave Griffin, the grandson of fallen…
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Grandson of fallen World War II hero makes case for public memorial in Colorado Springs
An official proclamation declaring Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Day has been a longstanding tradition for the El Paso County Board of Commissioners. But Tuesday’s ceremonial reading, held during a board meeting at Centennial Hall, was a little different. Dave Griffin, the grandson of fallen World War II hero Daniel T. Griffin, flew in from…
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A downtown view controversy 20 years ago stirred passions among Colorado Springs residents
Matt Mayberry, director of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, and Katharine Lee Bates, the poet and writer who authored “America the Beautiful” more than 130 years ago, have something in common. Both can see Pikes Peak thanks to a controversy more than two decades ago over the then-proposed expansion of the El Paso County courthouse…
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Mikaela Shiffrin world cup crystal globe, once broke, finds new home in Vail’s Colorado Snow Sports Museum
While filming an impromptu commercial with Land Rover in the Hermitage Hotel in Soldeu, Andorra, Mikaela Shiffrin broke one of her 2022-23 World Cup globes while buckling it into the passenger seat of the SUV.
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Civil War statue with ties to Sand Creek Massacre toppled at state Capitol
A statue of a Civil War soldier with ties to the infamous Sand Creek Massacre that has stood on the west side of the state Capitol for more than 100 years was toppled early Thursday, the Colorado State Patrol said. Denver police are investigating the vandalism and Gov. Jared Polis issued a statement condemning the…
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PHOTOS: Honoring Fannie Mae Duncan
Hundreds pack Studio Bee at the Pikes Peak Center for a dedication ceremony Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, for the new statue of Colorado Springs iconic Fannie Mae Duncan. The statue, created by artist Lori Kiplinger Pandy, now stands outside the Pike Peaks Center, just yards from Duncan’s famous Cotton Club where the catch phase was…