Palmer s legacy of conservation continues to benefit Colorado Springs
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A portrait of Colorado Springs founder General William J. Palmer is on display at the COS@150 exhibit at the Pioneers Museum.
and last updated 2021-07-23 21:30:41-04
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado â There is a lot to learn about the history of Colorado Springs and its founder General William Jackson Palmer at the COS@150 exhibit at the Pioneers Museum, but a great way to appreciate that legacy is to simply take a walk outdoors. To know and understand Gen. William Jackson Palmer, you have to understand how much he loved nature, said Leah Davis Witherow, the museum s curator of history. He believed that people needed nature for their physical, mental, spiritual wellbeing.