Evergreen Cemetery Downtown Colorado Springs
Wandering the grounds of the Evergreen Cemetery in Downtown Colorado Springs is a rich history lesson full of tales and sadness and determination.
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Man on the Iron Horse Downtown Colorado Springs
Because he brought the Denver and Rio Grande Railway to Colorado Springs, General William Jackson Palmer was known as the Man on the Iron Horse. An enormous statue sits in one of the main intersections of Downtown Colorado Springs and is called the Man on the Iron Horse.
Somewhere in Time
Always having had a soft spot for taller men, I was immediately enamored when the 6’4″, graceful 96 year old gentleman asked me if he could sit next to me.
Acacia Park
Acacia Park in Downtown Colorado Springs has long been a gathering place to keep up with the ‘pulse’ of the City, and is still watched over by The Man on the Iron Horse.