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'''Papeton''', was a coal mining town, also later known as Venetian village,{{r|Hahn}} a neighborhood in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]<ref>{{Cite gnis|203678|Papeton (203678) |accessdate=2012-11-18}}</ref> that is west of [[Palmer Park (Colorado Springs)|Palmer Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Papeton, CO Community Profile|url=http://colorado.hometownlocator.com/ |
'''Papeton''', was a coal mining town, also later known as Venetian village,{{r|Hahn}} a neighborhood in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]<ref>{{Cite gnis|203678|Papeton (203678) |accessdate=2012-11-18}}</ref> that is {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} west southwest of [[Palmer Park (Colorado Springs)|Palmer Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Papeton, CO Community Profile: Parks near Papeton|url=http://colorado.hometownlocator.com/nearby/list-poi,t,parks,n,papeton,lat,38.8764,lon,-104.8019.cfm|publisher=HTL, Inc.|accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref> |
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It was a coal mining town, which was inhabited by Southern European immigrants who came to Colorado directly after arriving in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.<ref name="Hahn">{{cite book|author=Angela Thaden Hahn|title=SecurityWidefield|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tKqiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA32|date=February 24, 2014|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4671-3092-9|pages=7, 32}}</ref> On May 27, 1922, a cloudburst flood, the most severe since 1880, occurred along the [[Templeton Gap Floodway]], a semi-circular basin surrounded by hills, and through Papeton. Papeton's streets were covered by up to {{convert|5|ft|m}} of water. Barns, fences, and streets were washed out.<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul V. Hodges, US Geological Survey|title=Engineering News-record|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QFE5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA922|volume=89|year=1922|publisher=McGraw-Hill|pages=921–922|chapter=Data Concerning Cloudburst Flood at Colorado Springs}}</ref> |
It was a coal mining town, which was inhabited by Southern European immigrants who came to Colorado directly after arriving in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.<ref name="Hahn">{{cite book|author=Angela Thaden Hahn|title=SecurityWidefield|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tKqiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA32|date=February 24, 2014|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4671-3092-9|pages=7, 32}}</ref> On May 27, 1922, a cloudburst flood, the most severe since 1880, occurred along the [[Templeton Gap Floodway]], a semi-circular basin surrounded by hills, and through Papeton. Papeton's streets were covered by up to {{convert|5|ft|m}} of water. Barns, fences, and streets were washed out.<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul V. Hodges, US Geological Survey|title=Engineering News-record|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QFE5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA922|volume=89|year=1922|publisher=McGraw-Hill|pages=921–922|chapter=Data Concerning Cloudburst Flood at Colorado Springs}}</ref> |
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Papeton was adjacent to the [[Nichols Field (Colorado)|Nichols Field]] in the 1950s. Papeton Addition of {{Convert|0.76|acre|abbr=on}} was annexed into Colorado Springs on January 1, 1968.<ref name=AnnexXLS1990>{{Citation |type=spreadsheet |title=annexdata.xls |url=http://permits.springsgov.com/units/planning/maps/PDFS/annexdata.xls |publisher=SpringsGov.com |accessdate=2013-10-27 }}</ref> |
An airstrip was built on 320 acres owned by the Colorado Springs Company west of Papeton by Winfield E. Bowersox, who learned to fly and attained his pilot's license in 1913 from the Wright School of Aviation. The airstrip was about four blocks from the end of the street car line.<ref>{{cite book|author=Tim Blevins|title=Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qXZ8tzoryhcC&pg=PA178|year=2011|publisher=Pikes Peak Library District|isbn=978-1-56735-302-0|page=178}}</ref>{{efn|See [[Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway]]}} Papeton was adjacent to the [[Nichols Field (Colorado)|Nichols Field]] in the 1950s. Papeton Addition of {{Convert|0.76|acre|abbr=on}} was annexed into Colorado Springs on January 1, 1968.<ref name=AnnexXLS1990>{{Citation |type=spreadsheet |title=annexdata.xls |url=http://permits.springsgov.com/units/planning/maps/PDFS/annexdata.xls |publisher=SpringsGov.com |accessdate=2013-10-27 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:02, 21 January 2015
Papeton, was a coal mining town, also later known as Venetian village,[1] a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado[2] that is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west southwest of Palmer Park.[3]
It was a coal mining town, which was inhabited by Southern European immigrants who came to Colorado directly after arriving in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.[1] On May 27, 1922, a cloudburst flood, the most severe since 1880, occurred along the Templeton Gap Floodway, a semi-circular basin surrounded by hills, and through Papeton. Papeton's streets were covered by up to 5 feet (1.5 m) of water. Barns, fences, and streets were washed out.[4]
An airstrip was built on 320 acres owned by the Colorado Springs Company west of Papeton by Winfield E. Bowersox, who learned to fly and attained his pilot's license in 1913 from the Wright School of Aviation. The airstrip was about four blocks from the end of the street car line.[5][a] Papeton was adjacent to the Nichols Field in the 1950s. Papeton Addition of 0.76 acres (0.31 ha) was annexed into Colorado Springs on January 1, 1968.[6]
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References
- ^ a b Angela Thaden Hahn (February 24, 2014). SecurityWidefield. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 7, 32. ISBN 978-1-4671-3092-9.
- ^ "Papeton (203678)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Papeton, CO Community Profile: Parks near Papeton". HTL, Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Paul V. Hodges, US Geological Survey (1922). "Data Concerning Cloudburst Flood at Colorado Springs". Engineering News-record. Vol. 89. McGraw-Hill. pp. 921–922.
- ^ Tim Blevins (2011). Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region. Pikes Peak Library District. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-56735-302-0.
- ^ annexdata.xls (spreadsheet), SpringsGov.com, retrieved 2013-10-27
38°52′35″N 104°48′07″W / 38.87639°N 104.80194°W
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