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Colorado Springs, Colorado Real Estate
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Colorado Springs, Colorado , Colorado’s second largest city, is situated just east of the geographic center of the state. At an altitude of over 6,000 feet, Colorado Springs abuts the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. The fabled Pike’s Peak is just 10 miles west of the city, and the state capital in Denver is slightly over an hour’s drive north. Noted for its U.S. military bases, the city is also home to several high-tech manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard, Intel, ITT and Lockheed-Martin. A growing commercial center and tourist destination in America’s West, Colorado Springs was selected as the No.1 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine for the year 2006.
Colorado Springs was founded in August 1871 by General William Palmer, who intended to create a premier resort community for wealthy travelers the world over. Nearby Pikes Peak and the “Garden of the Gods” rock formations made the city's location a natural choice.
Within two years, the Antlers Hotel opened, welcoming U.S. and international travelers as well as health-savvy individuals seeking the high altitude and dry climate, and Palmer's visions of a thriving, quality resort town were realized. Soon after, General Palmer founded the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. He maintained his presence in the city's early days by making many grants or sales of land to many important civic institutions in the community. Palmer and his wife saw Colorado Springs develop into one of the most popular travel destinations in turn-of-the century America. The town of Palmer Lake and a geographic feature called the Palmer Divide are named in the General’s honor, and a bronze sculpture of Palmer on a horse is prominently displayed downtown in front of Palmer High School, the center of a busy intersection.
General Palmer intentionally situated the downtown area far from rough-and-ready Colorado City and its many saloons. In its earliest days, Colorado City was a major hub for sending mining supplies to South Park, where a major strike in the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was found. Eventually Colorado City was processing much of the gold ore at the Golden Cycle Mill using Palmer's railroads. The affluent, who made money from the gold rush and industry, did not stay in Colorado City but built their large houses in the undeveloped downtown area of Colorado Springs. Now known as Old Colorado City, the former miners’ ouptost is a national historic district of Colorado Springs today.
The flow of gold and silver ebbed as the decades passed, and Colorado City's economic fortunes faded with it; the miners and those who processed the ore left or retired. Because of the healthy natural scenic beauty, mineral waters, and extremely dry climate, Colorado Springs became a tourist attraction and popular recuperation destination for tuberculosis patients. The healthy waters in Colorado Springs contained so much natural fluoride that some people’s teeth developed a pristine “Colorado Stain.”
Colorado Springs saw its first military base in 1942 shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked. During this time the U.S. Army established Camp Carson near the southern borders of the city in order to train and house troops in preparation for the Second World War. Over the next several years the Army expanded Camp Carson substantially, a venture that increased growth in Colorado Springs and provided a significant area of industry for the city.
After the Korean War, Peterson Field was renamed Peterson Air Force Base and was permanently activated. In 1954 Camp Carson became Fort Carson, Colorado Springs’ first Army post. Later that same year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower selected Colorado Springs, out of 300 other sites around the nation, to be the site of the Air Force's military academy. Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, and the newly-minted United States Air Force Academy together jump-started Colorado Springs' growth.
The military boom continued and in 1963, NORAD's main facility was built in Cheyenne Mountain. This placed NORAD directly next to Colorado Springs and permanently secured the city's military presence. During the Cold War the city greatly expanded due to increased revenue from various industries and the prevailing military presence in the city. The United States military remains a vital and growing industry in Colorado Springs today.
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COLORADO: LAND OF ADVENTURE
A sprawling natural wonderland at the heart of America's west, Colorado stretches from the rugged peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the flat grasslands of the Great Plains and from the thickly settled suburbs of the Front Range Urban Corridor to the sparse desert of the Colorado Plateau. While the forbidding terrain of Colorado's mountains drew only the hardiest of pioneers before the 1850s, the discovery of vast mineral riches near Pike's Peak drove a land rush, and the state has never looked back. Still growing in population and influence more than a century and a half later, Colorado retains a maverick frontier spirit through innovations in technology, commerce, environmental science and contemporary American thought.
With an area of more than 100,000 square miles, Colorado's vast expanse is home to a striking variety of wildlife and natural scenery. At 14,440 feet, the summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point in both the state Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountain range. Home to four national parks, Colorado offers unrivaled opportunities for hiking and outdoor recreation, scenic drives, art and cultural exhibits, retail shopping, amusement and leisure.
Climate
Seasonal temperatures in Colorado vary widely by region. Generally speaking, the Eastern Plains are quite sunny and dry, with temperatures frequently exceeding 100°F in the summer months. The Front Range Urban Corridor, Home to most of Colorado's residents, experiences relatively mild winters, with daytime highs in the forties, though temperatures can plummet to single digits at night. Summers in the region are hot, with daytime highs near 90°F in July, though the dry air moderates the heat somewhat. Residents and visitors alike should be prepared for abrupt temperature changes, as conditions can vary greatly within the course of a day.
Government:
Colorado's capital is Denver, which lies in the South Platte River Valley in the north-central region of the state. The state government consists of three branches: Executive (headed by the governor), Legislative (comprising the Colorado General Assembly), and Judicial (headed by the Colorado Supreme Court).
Taxes:
Colorado state income tax is a flat 4.63 percent of your federal taxable income regardless of your personal income level.
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