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In its early history, Colorado Springs was known as Little London. The city was founded by Gen. William J. Palmer in 1872, and given the town’s cultured and urbane atmosphere—having fine hotels and opera houses—Palmer chose to make the town his home. Palmer was a Civil War hero and railroad magnate, who had a great influence on much of Colorado’s settlement process.

Today, Colorado Springs, the state’s second largest city, continues its level of artistic endeavor by possessing a performing arts center, a symphony, and the Pioneers Museum. Also the city is home to one of the nation’s three U.S. Olympic

Training Centers.

Several major Colorado attractions surround Colorado Springs. Some of the more well known are Pikes Peak, a grand 14,000 ft mountain, the U.S. Air Force Academy that includes the Cadet Chapel and the Honor Court, and Garden of the Gods, a spectacular city park of immense red rock formations.