Downtown in Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hank

Registered Trademark of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024

1. Hank Marker

Inscription. Hank the Cowboy has promoted the Pikes Peak or Bust rodeo since 1939. He was created and named by Stanley Reed, a staff artist with the Gazette/Telegraph, at the request of Spencer Penrose, founder of the rodeo. He stands in this location to commemorate the outstanding achievements and contributions of the individuals and organizations inducted into the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo hall of fame. Hank is a gift to the citizens of the Pikes Peak region from the Colorado springs Rodeo Association, made possible by El Pomar Foundation, The Anna Keesling Ackerman Trust, and The Gazette.

Erected 1997 by Colorado Springs Rodeo Association, EL Pomar Foundation, The Anna Keesling Ackerman Trust, and The Gazette.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 38° 50.034′ N, 104° 49.424′ 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 Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Tejon Street. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 S Tejon Street, Colorado Springs CO 80903, 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 the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spencer Penrose (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 700 feet away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Seymour 1843-1920 (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mary's Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.

More about this marker. Marker is on a granite boulder along with the Hank the Cowboy statue

Hank Marker, Hank the Cowboy statue, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo hall of fame slate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024

2. Hank Marker, Hank the Cowboy statue, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo hall of fame slate

and slate with a list of the members of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo hall of fame. All are in a bricked section of the median as you cross East Pikes's Peak Avenue on the west side along North to South Tejon Street.

Backpage of Gazette/ Telegraph newspaper from Hank the Cowboy statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024

3. Backpage of Gazette/ Telegraph newspaper from Hank the Cowboy statue

Inscription: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Colorado Springs Colorado

Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Hall of Fame image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 3, 2024

4. Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Hall of Fame

1997: Jasper D. Ackerman•Rex Allen•Hugh Bennett•The Broadmoor• Kenneth Brookhart•Ardith Bruce• The Gazette•Larry Mahan•Spencer Penrose•William Plaugher•Jim Shoulders•Cy Tallion•William Thayer Tutt•Harry Vold•Karen Womack Vold•Josephine Wickes

1998: Harold U. Littrel•Leon C. Wilmott•Harold S. Heyse• "Descent"•Bud Linderman•Dee Pickett•Charmayne James•Montie Montana•El Pomar Foundation•American Legion Post 5

2000: Charles L. Tutt II•K.G. Freyschlag•Fort Carson•KRDO•Milburn Stone•Ken Curtis•"Doc" & "Festus"•Bobby Joe Skoal•Deb Mohon•Jo & Tater Decker•Fritz Truan•Jimmie Cooper

2015: Joe Beaver•Guy Weeks•Pikes Peak Range Riders•U.S. Military•William B. Tutt•Perkins Motors-Ram•Kristie Peterson•Lecile Harris•Crooked Nose•Billy Etbauer

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.