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Pub. Date
1966
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How did Pikes Peak become world-famous? During the gold rush of 1859, the central Rockies were known as the "Pikes Peak country." For thousands of gold seekers the cry was "Pikes Peak of bust." Thousands busted; a few reaped a rich harvest of gold. After the gold rush, Americans from all corners of the nation were drawn to an irresistible magnet, and the peak became America's best-known mountain.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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This report assesses the impact of Pikes Peak Community College on the regional economy and the benefits generated by the college for students, taxpayers, and society. The results of this study show that PPCC creates a positive net impact on the regional economy and generates a positive return on investment for students, taxpayers, and society.
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Pub. Date
2012
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Get your Rocky Mountain high on with creepy tales of demon dogs, pioneer phantoms, and Old West wraiths.
Eerie tales have been part of the city’s history from the beginning: Pikes Peak and Cheyenne Mountain are the subjects of several spooky Native American legends, and Anasazi spirits are still seen at the ancient cliff dwellings outside town. In the Old North End neighborhood, the howls of hellhounds ring through...
Eerie tales have been part of the city’s history from the beginning: Pikes Peak and Cheyenne Mountain are the subjects of several spooky Native American legends, and Anasazi spirits are still seen at the ancient cliff dwellings outside town. In the Old North End neighborhood, the howls of hellhounds ring through...
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"Ute Indian Prayer Trees of the Pikes Peak Region is a book about Culturally Modified Trees, skillfully shaped by the hands of the indigenous people of Colorado, which can still be found today in the Pikes Peak Region. John Wesley Anderson shares the beginning of his journey into the past which led him across the ancestral homeland of the Ute to seek an understanding of these living Native American cultural artifacts. John shares the wisdom of the...
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