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March was the month of city founder Gen. Palmer’s death and his burial in Evergreen Cemetery
The headline atop Page 1 of the Colorado Springs Gazette on March 14, 1909, told the sad story: “General William J. Palmer, Colorado’s Foremost Citizen, is Dead.” “Springs Loses Founder and Chief Benefactor” the story continued, saying he had died a day earlier, at 1:15 p.m.,at his home, Glen Eyrie. The general, an avid horse…
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Yes, indeed, Piggly Wiggly grocery stores once had a home in Colorado Springs
Gazette readers have been wondering about stories passed down by family members about shopping at their neighborhood Piggly Wiggly stores “way back when” in Colorado Springs. True or not? Piggly Wiggly was, and still is, a familiar grocery name in the South, with a history dating 100-plus years. And, indeed, the local connection goes back…