Description: Glenwood Springs Birdseye - COLORADO: The City of Glenwood Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau stated that the city population was 9,614 in 2010 census. Glenwood Springs was originally known as "Defiance". Defiance was established in 1883, a camp of tents, saloons, and brothels with an increasing number of cabins and lodging establishments. It was populated with the expected crowd of gamblers, gunslingers, and prostitutes. Town Founder Isaac Cooper's wife Sarah was having a hard time adjusting to the frontier life and in an attempt to make her environment somewhat more comfortable, persuaded the founders to change the name to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, after her beloved hometown of Glenwood, Iowa. Its location at the confluence of the Colorado River and the Roaring Fork River as well as gaining a stop on the railroad historically made it a center of commerce in the area. The city has seen famous visitors including President Teddy Roosevelt who spent an entire summer vacation living out of the historic Hotel Colorado. Doc Holliday, a wild west legend from the O.K. Corral gunfight, spent the final months of his life in Glenwood Springs and is buried in the town's original Pioneer Cemetery above Bennett Avenue. Infamous serial killer Ted Bundy was imprisoned in the Glenwood Springs jail until he escaped on the night of December 30, 1977, an escape which went undetected for 17 hours. The local Yampah hot springs vapor caves are historic underground steam baths. They are over 100 years old and were used by the Ute Indians as a source of rejuvenation and healing. Today, the vapor caves consist of three adjoining underground rock chambers. Cave temperatures average 110 to 112 °F (43 to 44 °C). The hot springs and mineral caves are tourist attractions and were a main reason for the settlement of Glenwood Springs. The reverse touts: "The swimming season is year-round at this resort in the Colorado Rockies. In this view at the deep end of the pool, swimmers relax in the water at 90 degrees as a diver gets ready to plunge from the high board. At the outer end, one can bask in soothing mineral water at 105 degrees or warmer. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition. No. 76.
Price: 8.5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: Doc Holliday
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Colorado Springs
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Unbranded
Subject: Glenwood Springs Birdseye
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Theme: Aerial View, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Garfield County, Colorado River
Country: United States
Region: Colorado
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
