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This partial list of city nicknames in Colorado includes some of the sobriquets, pseudonyms, and slogans that identify, or have identified, the cities and towns of the U.S. state of Colorado. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its ...
The Incline is famous for its sweeping views and steep grade, with an average grade of 45% (24°) and as steep as 68% (34°) in places, [2] making it a fitness challenge for locals of the Colorado Springs area. The incline gains 2,011 feet (613 m) of elevation in 0.88 miles (1.42 km) horizontal.
Heartstrong fire: Yuma, Colorado: 2012: 3,217 acres (1,302 ha) Lower North Fork fire: Foxton, Colorado: Caused by an escaped prescribed fire. Burned 23 homes and killed 3 people. Deadliest Colorado wildfire in terms of civilian lives lost. 2012: 24,931 acres (10,089 ha) [24] Little Sand fire: San Juan National Forest, north of Pagosa Springs ...
In June 2012, the entire city was evacuated due to the Waldo Canyon fire nearby. Parts of western Colorado Springs were also evacuated. Manitou Springs did not suffer any fire damage, and the city was under evacuation orders from only 1:30 a.m. Monday until 8 p.m. the same day.
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado (55 P) Schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2 C, 10 P) Schools in Colorado by county (25 C)
The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, the fire broke just before noon on Sunday, Dec. 1, while Grayson and Ava Grace were alone in the 4800 block of S. Gibraltar Ln. in Centennial, Colo.
Glenn Miller (full name Alton Glenn Miller; lived in Fort Morgan and Boulder; alumnus of Fort Morgan High School and the University of Colorado Boulder) – trombonist, band leader, leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the United States Army Air Force Band; at the time of his death, one fifth of all music played on jukeboxes was a Glenn ...