Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Mmm, mmm! Yummy hardtack! The label says: "Hardtack was a hard biscuit issued to soldiers. This particular piece is from the First World War."
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Gold ore from the nearby Cripple Creek find. The two samples in back are what gold ore looks like in the ground. The ones in front have been roasted to cook out the gold.
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A map of the surrounding area. Colorado Springs is the square just right and above center. The Garden of the Gods is the blob to the left of it.
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