Near Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Drexel Lacey
Photographed By Kevin Craft, August 20, 2014
1. Drexel Lacey Marker
DREXEL LACEY
1892-1930
Resident Engineer
State Highway Department
Completed the survey of this highway
August 13, 1926
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 39° 35.276′ N, 105° 38.551′ W. Marker is near Idaho Springs, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. Marker is located at the north end of the small parking lot at the summit of Mount Evans. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Idaho Springs CO 80452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. University of Denver (within shouting distance of this marker); Argentine Central Railway (approx. 8.6 miles away); Teal Building, 1875 (approx. 8.6 miles away); McMurdy-Snetzer Building, 1869 (approx. 8.6 miles away); Hamill House Museum (approx. 8.6 miles away); Cornish House, 1892 (approx. 8.6 miles away); Forbes Building, ca. 1869 (approx. 8.6 miles away); Hotel de Paris (approx. 8.6 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is located at the summit of the Mount Evans Auto Road at an elevation of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Also see . . . Wikipedia - Mount Evans
this page online
Additional keywords. Mount Evans; Highest paved auto road in North America; Summit Lake;
Photographed By Kevin Craft, August 20, 2014
2. Drexel Lacey Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
