Downtown in Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Spencer Penrose
1865-1939
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024
1. Spencer Penrose Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 38° 50.034′ N, 104° 49.409′ W. Marker is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of South Tejon Street and East Pikes's Peak Ave, in the median on South Tejon Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs CO, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hank (a few steps from this marker); City of Fountain Colony Founded (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Stake of the Fountain Colony (about 400 feet away); On This Spot (about 500 feet away); Colorado Springs Post Office and Federal Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Seymour 1843-1920 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dominico (Nick) T. Venetucci (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.
More about this marker. Etched marker and statue in the median crossing East Pikes's Peak Avenue on the east side of the intersection from South Tejon to North Tejon Street. Statue just off the crosswalk in the median planter. Text faces west.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024
2. Spencer Penrose Markerand statue
Viewpoint is looking east on East Pikes's Peak Avenue from the crosswalk on Tejon Street.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024
3. Wide view Spencer Penrose Statue
Looking from SW corner on intersection of East Pikes's Peak Avenue and South Tejon Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
