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The Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival have been an annual local tradition in the town of Manitou Springs since the year 1995. This event takes place in honor of one of the community’s beloved former residents, Emma Crawford. Crawford’s arrived in 1889 in Manitou Springs and later died in 1891 from illness. Being buried at the summit of Red Mountain was her dying wish. It took twelve people, including her fiance, to carry her coffin to the top of the mountain at 7,200 feet. In 1929, her coffin came sliding back down the mountain.

354 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, Phone: 719-685-5089

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