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Information

Quick Facts on Colorado Springs
http://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
http://www.springsgov.com/

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

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

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

Colorado Springs Online Maps
http://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.

The Gazette
http://www.gazette.com/

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

Colorado Media Links
http://www.crimelynx.com/mediacolorado.html

Links to Colorado newspaper and television station sites.

Colorado Springs Organizations from the Pikes Peak Library District
http://ppld.org/research/by-subject/websites/440

Links to sites for hundreds of local organizations.

Colorado Springs Statistics from the Pikes Peak Library District
http://ppld.org/local-statistics

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

Colorado State Government
http://www.state.co.us/

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

Recreation

Colorado Springs Attractions
http://www.coloradosprings-travel.com/

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

Colorado Travel and Tourism
http://www.colorado.com/

Maps, events, attractions, accommodations, more.

Colorado State Parks
http://www.parks.state.co.us/Pages/HomePage.aspx

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

National Geographic’s Colorado website
http://www.coloradoguide.com/

Hiking trails, campgrounds, more.

Colorado Avalanche
http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/

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

Colorado Rockies
http://rockies.mlb.com/

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

Local and Family History

Special Collections of the Pikes Peak Library District
http://ppld.org/special-collections

Local history and genealogy.

Colorado Historical Society
http://www.coloradohistory.org/

Local history and genealogy.

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