Zebulon Pike - Canon City, CO
N 38° 26.130 W 105° 15.141
13S E 477975 N 4254166
Located just off Highway 50
Waymark Code: WM5NXN
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2009
Views: 20
There is a big boulder that sits on a concrete slab and the plaque is mounted on the boulder.
Plaque Reads:
TO COMMEMORATE
THE FACT THAT
ZEBULON PIKE
BUILT A BLOCK HOUSE
ON THE WEST BANK OF
SAND CREEK NEAR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER
AND SPENT THE WINTER
OF 1806 - 07 THERE
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THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY
GENERAL MARION CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1922
Group that erected the marker: General Marion Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hwy 50
Canon City, CO United States
81212
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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