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William Weatherford, also known after his death as Red Eagle (c. 1765 – March 24, 1824), was a Creek chief of the Upper Creek towns who led many of the Red Sticks actions in the Creek War (1813–1814) against Lower Creek towns and against allied forces of the United States.
[4] [5] Cities paid between $70,000 and $100,000 on top of a state contribution; other cities (Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Grand Junction) declined to participate. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The complete selection and ratings for 2023 guide were revealed on September 12, 2023, awarding one star to five restaurants.
Monument Valley Park Bridge over Monument Creek at Del Norte, 1920. General William Jackson Palmer donated the land for Monument Valley Park to Colorado Springs to be a "park for the people". The park was developed between 1904 and 1907 and included "elegant gardens, winding walks, bridged ponds, a tennis court, playgrounds and an arboretum ...
The Fort Mims massacre took place on August 30, 1813, at a fortified homestead site 35-40 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, during the Creek War.A large force of Creek Indians belonging to the Red Sticks faction, under the command of Peter McQueen and William Weatherford, stormed the fort and defeated the militia garrison.
Early ranch settlement (1880s) in the San Luis Valley, with a surviving period ranch house; located on a Nature Conservancy property near Great Sand Dunes National Park. 28: United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area: United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area: April 1, 2004 : Colorado Springs
Memorial Park or Memorial Community Park is a community park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It has a wide range of sports facilities, including an indoor and outdoor pool, a recreation center, trails and Prospect Lake. Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region's largest balloon festival has been held on Labor Day weekend at Memorial Park since ...
Bent's Old Fort is a fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States.A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent and Ceran St. Vrain built the fort in 1833 to trade with Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Plains Indians and trappers for buffalo robes.
[34] [35] [c] The town was named Colorado Springs by 1879. [11] It was named for springs found along Monument Creek as early as 1871. [38] Four chalybeate mineral springs were later discovered along Monument Creek in October 1880. [39] The El Paso County seat transferred from Colorado City in 1873 to the Town of Colorado Springs. [40]