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

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Inspiration of America the Beautiful

by Katharine Lee Bates

— 1859 - 1929 —

America the Beautiful Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

1. America the Beautiful Marker

Inscription. Commemorating the 100th anniversary
of the inspiration of
"America the Beautiful"
by
Katharine Lee Bates
1859 - 1929
Following her visit to this Summit on July 22, 1893

Dedicated July 4, 1993 by
Hank Brown, United States Senator
Lon Young, Colorado Springs Vice-Mayor; City Council Members Mary Lou Makepeace, Randall W.B. Purvis, Lisa Are, David S. White, Cheryl Gillespie, Larry Small, and John Hazelhurst. A Gift to Pike National Forest and Colorado Springs from Costas Rombocos for his Love of this Country and of Pike’s Peak. Sculpted and cast by Matthews International Cor., Copyright 1993.

Erected 1993 by Costas Rombocos.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1935.

Location. 38° 50.413′ N, 105° 2.491′ W. Marker is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is in Cascade. It can be reached from Pike's Peak Toll Road. Marker is on the overlook at the terminis of the Pike's Peak Toll Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cascade CO 80809, 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 3 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Continental Divide (within shouting distance of this marker); Zebulon Montgomery Pike (within shouting distance of this marker); Pike's Peak (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Summit House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Look From The Top (approx. 0.7 miles away); Amazing Pikes Peak Feats (approx. 3 miles away); Race to the Clouds (approx. 3 miles away); From Carriages to Corvettes (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

2. America the Beautiful Marker

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

3. America the Beautiful Marker

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

4. America the Beautiful Marker

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

5. America the Beautiful Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.