| Colorado (El Paso County), Cascade — The Continental Divide | | | The Rocky Mountains are the longest chain of mountains in the world. They divide the United States watershed between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Colorado has 53 peaks over 14,000 feet. One inch on the Horizon equals about 38 miles. — Map (db m4838) | | Colorado (El Paso County), Cascade — Zebulon Montgomery Pike | | | In recognition of the notable career of
Zebulon Montgomery Pike,
· Soldier -- Explorer ·
The people of Colorado have placed this tablet on the summit of the great mountain first seen by Pike, November 15, 1806.
General Pike was born at Lamberton, now Trenton, NJ, January 5, 1779; died April 27, 1813, after a victorious attack on York, later Ontario, Canada; buried at Madison Barracks, New York.
This tablet commemorates the One Hundredth
Anniversary of Pike's Southwestern Expedition. — Map (db m4865) | | Colorado (El Paso County), Colorado Springs — Evergreen Cemetery Pioneers Memorial | | | This monument erected in memory of those unsung pioneers who helped build the Pikes Peak Region, the infants born to pioneer families of this area, and those later residents, both known and unknown, who came to this final resting place: Blocks 20, 27, and 45 - 50. Dating from the 1860s. Erected by the El Paso County Pioneers' Assn., Inc. Dedicated this 29th day of May 1993 Recorded names of approximately 1400 people buried in these blocks searchable[?] in the cemetery office. — Map (db m19080) | | Colorado (El Paso County), Colorado Springs — The United States Air Force Academy | | | Directly in front of you is the Academy which is dedicated to producing highly qualified and motivated officers for your U.S. Air Force. Its four year program combines Military and academic instruction and athletic competition. The airfield in the foreground is a focal point for soaring, parachuting and powered flight activities. To your right at the foot of the mountains is the Cadet area where 4,400
men and women Cadets live and study. The Academy welcomes visitors daily from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.
The entrance is Two miles ahead. — Map (db m4884) |
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