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Dec 3, 2024

　　Colorado Springs’ municipal museum is set in the old El Paso County Courthouse, built in 1903. The collection and exhibition of some 60,000 pieces sums up the region’s history. Particularly good is the Native American collection, which features hundreds of items from the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations.

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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
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　　Colorado Springs’ municipal museum is set in the old El Paso County Courthouse, built in 1903. The collection and exhibition of some 60,000 pieces sums up the region’s history. Particularly good is the Native American collection, which features hundreds of items from the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations. ...
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