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| Monument, is a city located in central Colorado
in El Paso County and near Colorado Springs.. Situated on a plateau at the foot of
Pikes Peak, Monument is a year-round health and tourist resort.
The city is a center for high-technology manufacturing, with firms
producing semiconductors and computer hardware and software. Beginning in
the mid-1980s, major computer and electronic communications manufacturers
located in Monument, causing dramatic growth in the city’s
population.
The city’s economy relies heavily on activities related to the military. Concentrated around Monument are headquarters and operational units of military space commands: Peterson Air Force Base, headquarters of the North American Air Defense Command and the United States Space Command; Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, a hollowed-out mountain southwest of downtown Monument, housing the control center for detection of aircraft, missile, or space attack against North America; and Falcon Air Force Base, which controls the U.S. Department of Defense satellite system. Also nearby is Fort Carson, a large training facility. Educational institutions in Colorado Springs, include Colorado College, the United States Air Force Academy, a campus of the University of Colorado, Nazarene Bible College, and several specialized schools and institutions offering two-year degrees. Cultural institutions include the Fine Arts Center, one of the country’s first free community centers, and the Monument Pioneers Museum, housed in the former El Paso County Courthouse. Other museums specialize in mining and industry, rodeos, and coins and money. Attractions in the area include Garden of the Gods, with sandstone formations; Glen Eyrie, a castle designed by the city’s founder and now a conference center; and Pikes Peak, site of an annual road race. The Broadmoor Hotel, opulently constructed during the city’s mining boom, is a noted landmark. |
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