County Brown FIPS code 18-59814 Elevation 183 m Local time Friday 3:25 PM | State Indiana GNIS feature ID 449710 Zip code 47448 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Pikes Peak is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.
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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(Text) CC BY-SA