“People seeing the beauty of this valley will want to stay, and their staying will be the undoing of the beauty.”

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Soundprint: Tri-M performance of "America The Beautiful," in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Recorded by Rae Solomon.

"America the Beautiful” was actually inspired by Colorado Springs. It started out as a poem titled, “Pike’s Peak.” For many, it’s a patriotic favorite. But to others, it can be a reminder that the America we know has been many different things to many different people...and not all of them inspiring.

This episode’s story features an historical mystery brought to you by producer Paul Karolyi.

This is “Left Hand, Left Out.”

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The Range & Slope Collective is Paul Karolyi, Matthew Simonson, and Rae Solomon.

Special thanks to Jeremy Zornow and J.D. Lopez.

The music you heard in this episode was by Blue Dot Sessions and Fred Mosqueda and his brothers.

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Range & Slope is an audio journey through Colorado. We represent Colorado brilliantly in sound, telling stories that shine a light on Colorado life.

To learn more about this story and the Range & Slope Collective, visit rangeandslope.com