Old Colorado City was established in 1859, right next to what would become Colorado Springs a few years later. Dozens of prostitutes lived and worked here during the Old West era. Many of them were buried in unmarked graves in the Fairview Cemetery's "potter's field." They were known as "soiled doves."
Sources:
1. Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the Early West, by Anne Seagraves.
2. The seedy secrets of the pioneering Old Colorado City come alive with new App, By Lance Benzel, Colorado Springs Gazette, 2014.
Sources:
1. Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the Early West, by Anne Seagraves.
2. The seedy secrets of the pioneering Old Colorado City come alive with new App, By Lance Benzel, Colorado Springs Gazette, 2014.
Old Colorado City was established in 1859, right next to what would become Colorado Springs a few years later. Dozens of prostitutes lived and worked here during the Old West era. Many of them were buried in unmarked graves in the Fairview Cemetery's "potter's field." They were known as "soiled doves."
Sources:
1. Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the Early West, by Anne Seagraves.
2. The seedy secrets of the pioneering Old Colorado City come alive with new App, By Lance Benzel, Colorado Springs Gazette, 2014.
Sources:
1. Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the Early West, by Anne Seagraves.
2. The seedy secrets of the pioneering Old Colorado City come alive with new App, By Lance Benzel, Colorado Springs Gazette, 2014.
Gravesite Details
The unmarked "potter's field" is towards the back of the cemetery.
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