West Colorado Springs in Manitou Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Garden of the Gods Trading Post

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, August 8, 2025

1. Garden of the Gods Trading Post Marker

Inscription. In the early 1900's, local Indian trader Charles E. Strausenback built the Trading Post to resemble the homes of the Pueblo Indians. Throught the mid-1950's, Native American silversmiths and artisans worked and lived at the Trading Post, fashioning jewelry, weaving blankets, and creating baskets and pottery. While maintaining its heritage, the Trading Post has expanded seven times. Within its walls you will find the world-class Art Gallery, Gift Shop, and the Balance Rock Cafe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 38° 51.856′ N, 104° 53.544′ W. Marker is in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is in West Colorado Springs. It is on Beckers Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 324 Beckers Lane, Manitou Springs CO 80829, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garden of The Gods Trading Post (within shouting distance of this marker); The Amazing Balanced Rock (approx. ¼ mile away); Goerke & Son Photography (approx. ¼ mile away); A Plentiful Harvest (approx. ¼ mile away); One Seed Juniper (approx. ¼ mile away); Indian Trail (approx.

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0.9 miles away); George Eber Duclo (approx. 1.1 miles away); An Early Adventurer in Manitou (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manitou Springs.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, August 8, 2025

2. Garden of the Gods Trading Post Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.