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Pikes Peak, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Brown

FIPS code
  
18-59814

Elevation
  
183 m

Local time
  
Friday 3:25 PM

State
  
Indiana

Township
  
Van Buren

GNIS feature ID
  
449710

Zip code
  
47448

Pikes Peak, Indiana

Weather
  
11°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 85% Humidity

Pikes Peak is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

Contents

Map of Pikes Peak, Van Buren Township, IN 47201, USA

History

According to legend, James Ward was intent on moving to Colorado. He wrote on the side of his conestoga wagon "Pikes Peak or Bust". Miller made it out of Columbus to the area now known as Pikes Peak. To save face he called his store Pikes Peak and the name stuck.

A post office was established at Pikes Peak in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.

Geography

Pikes Peak is located at 39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W.

References

Pikes Peak, Indiana Wikipedia