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Information | Recreation | Local and Family History

Information

https://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108189.html

Quick facts on Colorado (from the online Information Please Almanac), including its motto, flower, flag, capital, famous residents, et cetera.

General Information on Colorado Springs from the Electronic Community Access Project
https://www.springsgov.com/

General information on visiting or living in Colorado Springs, including links to city government sites.

Colorado Springs from Freedom Interactive Newspapers
https://www.coloradosprings.com/

Another general information site, with links to local newspapers, the Chamber of Commerce, job ads, movie theaters, more.

https://gis.springsgov.com/

Includes “CityView,” allowing users to view orthophotography maps of Colorado Springs through a dynamic interface. Also, you will find online city maps on a variety of topics, including political boundaries, open space, geohazards, bike trails, police maps and much more.

https://www.gazette.com/

Colorado Springs’s daily newspaper. Local news, classified ads, and more. Historical issues (in progress) from Colorado’s Historic Newspapers Collection.

https://www.crimelynx.com/mediacolorado.html

Links to Colorado newspaper and television station sites.

Colorado Springs Organizations from the Pikes Peak Library District
https://www.ppld.org/CommunityConnections/clubs2/

Links to sites for hundreds of local organizations.

Colorado Springs Statistics from the Pikes Peak Library District
https://www.ppld.org/CommunityConnections/economicindicators2/

Local statistics on many subjects including population, traffic accidents, family income, marriage and divorce, much more.

https://www.state.co.us/

Government site for the state of Colorado. Elected officials, legislature, courts, more.

Recreation

https://www.coloradosprings-travel.com/

Restaurants, hotels, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, more.

https://www.colorado.com/

Maps, events, attractions, accommodations, more.

https://parks.state.co.us/home/

Places to camp, fish, hike, rock climb, more.

https://www.coloradoguide.com/

Hiking trails, campgrounds, more.

https://www.coloradoavalanche.com/

Schedule, ticket information, et cetera, for the hockey team based in Denver.

https://rockies.mlb.com/

Schedule, ticket information, et cetera, for the baseball team based in Denver.

Local and Family History

https://www.ppld.org/specialcollections/

Local history and genealogy.

https://www.coloradohistory.org/

Local history and genealogy