How one Colorado Springs intersection and a bronze monument became a crossroads for controversy

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A statue of Colorado Springs’ founder on a horse sits smack in the middle of Nevada and Platte Avenues downtown, June 30, 2025. A bus and car pass by.
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Colorado Springs’ founder is memorialized by a towering statue where Platte and Nevada avenues cross downtown.

A statue of Colorado Springs’ founder on a horse sits smack in the middle of Nevada and Platte Avenues downtown.
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