The Magical History Tour: Old Colorado City Edition

By On November 13, 2012 · 6 Comments · In A Big Something, History, Local History


It’s about time that the iPhone caught up with the awesomeness that is the history of Old Colorado City. Don Kallaus, member of the Old Colorado City History Center, discusses the genesis of the new iPhone app that delivers unto you the ghost of the world that haunts your OCC now-a-days.

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The Magical History Tour: Old Colorado City Edition

The GPS-enabled mobile app, designed for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and was developed to allow the user to take a self-guided, walking tour. It presents the 1859 origin of Colorado City and early El Paso County, including a historical overview, informational highlights, story text, map, resources, and early photographs pulled from the history center’s photo archive. With fourteen historical point-of-interest sites, the Global Positioning System feature will guide visitors from one point-of-interest to the next. As the free app can be downloaded from anywhere, at any time, from the iTunes App Store, the program offers added value and draw to those preparing to visit this area. The mobile app will be presented, along with a virtual tour, at the history center, 1 South 21st Street, on Tuesday, Nov 13 at 10:00 a.m.

You can download the free app here: Old Colorado City – NeoTreks Inc.

 
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6 Responses to The Magical History Tour: Old Colorado City Edition

  1. Mary Ellen Davis says:
    November 13, 2012 at 11:03 am

    Yay! History that is forward thinking!

    Reply
  2. sarahmilteer says:
    November 15, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    what if you are like me and you have a thick phone?

    Reply
    • Don K. says:
      November 23, 2012 at 11:52 pm

      Sarah, if your thick phone has an apple on it . . . We’re hoping to expand the app to all smart phones in the not-too-far future.

      Reply
  3. Laurence Warner says:
    November 16, 2012 at 10:18 am

    Is there a printed option for us troglodyts who do not own I-phones?

    Reply

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