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Official Website:
http://www.springsgov.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.coloradospringschamber.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.experiencecoloradosprings.com/

Population:
360890 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1871

County:
El Paso County

Founded 1871 as Fountain Colony by Gen. William J. Palmer.

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Pikes Peak Community College1968
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs1965
Colorado Technical University1965
Nazarene Bible College1964
US Air Force Academy1954
Colorado College1874

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
SRC Computers1996

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Juli Ashton Pornstar 5-Oct-1969   Butt Detective
Kelly Bishop Actor 28-Feb-1944   Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
Michael Boatman Actor 25-Oct-1964   Carter Heywood on Spin City
Spring Byington Actor 17-Oct-1886 7-Sep-1971 You Can't Take it With You
Lon Chaney Actor 1-Apr-1883 26-Aug-1930 The Phantom of the Opera
John Dingell Politician 6-Jul-1926   US Congressman, Michigan 15th
Goose Gossage Baseball 5-Jul-1951   MLB relief pitcher
Ancel Keys Scientist 26-Jan-1904 20-Nov-2004 Nutritionist, created the K ration
Bob Livingston Politician 30-Apr-1943   Congressman from Louisiana, 1977-99
Chase Masterson Actor 26-Feb-1963   Leeta on Star Trek: DS9
Frank Nelson Actor 6-May-1911 12-Sep-1986 Foil to Jack Benny
Anne Parrish Novelist 12-Nov-1888 5-Sep-1957 Loads of Love
Talcott Parsons Sociologist 13-Dec-1902 8-May-1979 The Structure of Social Action
John Romero Computer Programmer 28-Oct-1967   Doom, Quake, Daikatana
Sherry Stringfield Actor 24-Jun-1967   Dr. Susan Lewis on ER
Jim Turner Actor 1952   Kirby on Arli$$, Randee of the Redwoods
Vaughn Ververs Journalist 10-Jan-1969   Editor of The Hotline 2002-05
Scott Walker Politician 2-Nov-1967   Governor of Wisconsin

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Earl Blaik Football 15-Feb-1897 6-May-1989 Head Coach at Army, 1941-58
Norman Brinker Business 3-Jun-1931 9-Jun-2009 CEO of Brinker International, 1983-95
Seymour Cray Inventor 28-Sep-1925 5-Oct-1996 Inventor of Cray supercomputers
Ruth Etting Singer 23-Nov-1896 24-Sep-1978 Love Me or Leave Me
Leo A. Hoegh Politician 30-Mar-1908 15-Jul-2000 Governor of Iowa, 1955-57
Bob Johnson Hockey 4-Mar-1931 26-Nov-1991 Badger Bob, coach and Hall of Famer
William Vaughn Moody Playwright 8-Jul-1869 17-Oct-1910 The Great Divide
Johnny Smith Jazz Musician 25-Jun-1922 11-Jun-2013 Eclectic guitarist, Walk, Don't Run
Ben G. Wright Publisher c. 1911 10-Apr-2001 Publisher, Field and Stream

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