Black history is Colorado Springs history at the Pioneers Museum
Pieces of Black history can now be seen at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, but museum staff told News5, they want people to pay a visit to learn that Black history is Colorado Springs History.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Pieces of Black history can now be seen at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, but museum staff told News5 they want people to pay a visit to learn that Black history is Colorado Springs history.
One hundred and fifty objects make up the newest exhibit at the Pioneers Museum, celebrating 150 years or the city s sesquicentennial. Among them are several displays that tell the story of African-American figures who helped shaped this community.
Pioneers Museum celebrates 150 years of resilience in the Springs
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
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COLORADO SPRINGS â 150 years of greatness is now on display at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.
This year marks a major milestone for the city. July 21, 2021 will be 150Th anniversary of it s founding. Instead of opening this exhibit on the anniversary date, museum staff thought the community needed a reminder, of the people who make The Pikes Peak region great. We think these anniversaries are really important to look backwards, but also what is to come, and our role in making that community what it will be, said Matt Mayberry, Director of the Pioneers Museum.
Photos courtesy of Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
AdAmAn club members ascend Pikes Peak along the Pikes Peak Cog Railway tracks, circa 1925. The new exhibit âCOS@150,â a timeline of the cityâs history told through 150 objects, opened Saturday at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Itâs part of the cityâs yearlong string of events celebrating the sesquicentennial.
It’s time to take a closer look at the interesting history of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region.
Today we’ll learn about the impact of Colorado Springs’ two Templetons and The Broadmoor’s now defunct ski resort.
Templeton Gap
From Gazette reader Diana Gantz: Was there an actual ‘gap’ that Templeton Gap was named after and if so, where is/was it? Was it named after someone?
There were actually two people named Templeton with local roads or structures named after them. Templeton Gap was named after AJ Templeton, who was lured to the region during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush (1858-1861). He would later work a number of odd jobs, including as a law enforcement officer and as a rancher. A road, which is believed to be a preexisting Native American trail, connected Colorado Springs to Black Forest. The Templeton Ranch was nearby and the road was named after it.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Was 2020 the worst year ever? For many people that answer might be yes, but historians say the City of Colorado Springs has a history of overcoming difficult years. News5 spoke to a city historian at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum about what we can learn from our past.
The history books will show 2020 was a year full of incredible challenges and loss, but was it the worst year ever for Colorado Springs? I posed that question to the director of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum who shared some of the history of the most difficult years in the city s history.