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'Manitou and The Great War: Eber Duclo and the Tank on Top of Pikes Peak'

Presented by Manitou Springs Heritage Center at Manitou Springs Heritage Center, Manitou Springs CO

Jun 29 2019

‘Manitou and The Great War: Eber Duclo and the Tank on Top of Pikes Peak’ presented by Manitou Springs Heritage Center at Manitou Springs Heritage Center, Manitou Springs CO

“Manitou and The Great War: Eber Duclo, Franz Ferdinand, and the Tank on Top of Pikes Peak” is a presentation by Colonel Matt Cavanaugh, author and contributor to The Gazette.

"Manitou and The Great War: Eber Duclo, Franz Ferdinand, and the Tank on Top of Pikes Peak" is a presentation by Colonel Matt Cavanaugh, author and contributor to The Gazette.

World War I shaped Manitou Springs in many ways, and some are hidden in plain sight. What’s the story behind the statue atop that 20-ton boulder in Memorial Park?

Is it true that the yet-to-be-assassinated archduke that triggered the conflict stayed in Manitou?

Why did the US Army send a tank mission to the top of