History. edit. General William Jackson Palmer and Dr. William Abraham Bell founded Manitou Springs in 1872, intending the town to be a "scenic health resort". History · Geography · Attractions and community...

General William J. Palmer (founder of the easterly neighboring city of Colorado Springs) and Dr. William Bell co-founded the town as a bit of a resort town for ...

Take a walking tour through Historic Manitou Springs to find the eight public cold-water drinking springs and learn what first brought travelers to the area.

2:15 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 1903. A fire broke out at the Manitou House which destroyed the building. It started in the north wing of the hotel in the kitchen.

Manitou Springs, located 75 miles south of Denver and adjacent to the western city limits of Colorado Springs, was settled as a resort town during the late 19 ...

Before Manitou Springs was founded, American Indians believed that the great spirit of "Manitou" lived within the mineral springs in the area. Unique geology ...

30 июл. 2024 г. · Edmundson noted that there may have been more than 50 springs running throughout the valley when Manitou Springs was founded in 1872.

A small resort town just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a tourist destination and also became known for its mineral springs.

General Palmer and Dr. Bell founded Manitou Springs in 1872 with a purpose the town to be Scenic Health Resort. Hidden between Garden of the Gods and Pikes ...