The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB) is a K-12 boarding school, located on Knob Hill, one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the famous laboratory of Nikola Tesla. K-12 (Pronounced Kay through twelve or just Kay twelve) is the North American designation for primary and secondary education. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... Knob Hill is most famous for its connection with Nikolai Tesla, and is the name of the place one mile (1. ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)[1] was a world-renowned Serbian inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. ...

Colorado Springs founder William Jackson Palmer was the land-grantor of several institutions in Colorado Springs, including the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. William Jackson Palmer (1836-1909) civil engineer, soldier, builder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and founder of Colorado Springs, Colorado William Jackson Palmer (September 17, 1836 - March 13, 1909) was a civil engineer, soldier, and industrialist. ... A land grant is a gift of land made by the government for projects such as roads, railroads, or rewards for military service, or especially academic institutions. ...

CSDB were the 2004 National Champions in the Deaf Academic Bowl. The Deaf Academic Bowl is an academic competition for deaf and hard of hearing students founded by Gallaudet University in 1997. ...

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