Knob Hill

Knob Hill

Knob Hill, one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, is most famous for its connection with Nikola Tesla, and the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.

, Tesla's lab here was torn down, broken up, and its contents sold to pay debts when Tesla left Colorado Springs.


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