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Pueblo
is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous
city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
 Pueblo is
situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek 103
miles (166 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The area is
considered to be semi-arid with approximately 14 inches (355.60 mm) of
precipitation annually; however with its location in the "banana belt,"
Pueblo tends to get less snow than the other major cities in Colorado.
Pueblo is the heart of the Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area and an
important part of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Pueblo is one of the
largest steel-producing cities in the United States; because of this
Pueblo is referred to as the "Steel City." Until 1960 Pueblo
was the second largest city in Colorado, and earned the title of
"Second City." Many consider Pueblo to be the economic hub of
southeastern Colorado. The Historic Arkansas River Project (HARP) is a
beautiful river walk that graces the Union Avenue Historic Commercial
District, and shows the history of the Pueblo Flood.
Pueblo
is the hometown of Damon Runyon, who mentioned Pueblo in many of his
newspaper columns (notably his "Our Old Man" pieces). Pueblo is
also the home of Dutch Clark, the first man from Colorado in the NFL hall
of fame. Pueblo's largest football stadium is named after him. The oldest
high school rivalry west of the Mississippi takes place at this stadium
Pueblo
is the home to Colorado's largest single event, the Colorado State Fair,
held annually in the late summer, and the largest parade, the state fair
parade, as well as an annual Chili Festival.
The
National Street Rod Association's Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals
have been held in Pueblo for 23 years, and this is the region's largest
and premier street rod event.
Pueblo's
newest event is the Wild West Fest sponsored by the Professional Bull
Riders. It will be held in Pueblo during the spring and the main event
will be a PBR rodeo held at the state fair events center and shown all
over the world. Also, Pueblo is home to the PBR team finals held at the
state fair events center during the Colorado state fair and shown all
over the world. In 2008 the PBR moved their corporate headquarters to
Pueblo.
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