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Civic Club History Projects in Colorado Springs, CO

Service projects for civic clubs: adopt a route, fix the marker record, and put the town's history in front of visitors.

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The Colorado Springs, CO metro area has about 781,796 residents, ranking 79th in the country. Historical societies, libraries and clubs here already know the stories. What they need is a way to put those stories on a phone and in front of new people.

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On the record near Colorado Springs, CO

The 12 nearest

85 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Colorado Springs, CO.

  1. US Post Office and Federal Courthouse--Colorado Springs Mainunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
  2. Colorado Springs City Auditoriumunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
  3. Colorado Springs City Hallunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
  4. Y.W.C.A.under a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  5. DeGraff Buildingunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  6. Alamo Hotelunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
  7. El Paso County Courthouseunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
  8. Colorado Springs Public Library--Carnegie Buildingunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
  9. St. Mary's Catholic Churchunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  10. Rio Grande Engine No. 168under a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Structure · Antonito · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  11. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger Depotunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  12. McAllister Houseunder a mile from the center of Colorado Springs · Building · Colorado Springs · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Colorado Springs, CO. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Civic Club Projects in Colorado Springs, step by step

  1. 1

    Choose the theme your group knows best

  2. 2

    Build a route from the listed sites that fit it

  3. 3

    Write the group's own notes for each stop

  4. 4

    Run the route once with members and fix what did not work

  5. 5

    Open it to the public and track who walks it

What people in Colorado Springs, CO ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Colorado Springs, CO?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can our group in Colorado Springs, CO build its own route?

Yes. Pick the listed sites that fit your theme, add your own notes for each stop, and share the route with members or the public.

Do members need to download anything?

The map runs in a phone browser, so members can open a link and go. The app keeps track of badges for anyone who signs in.

How a visit works in Colorado Springs

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Colorado Springs, CO the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Colorado Springs, CO are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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