Pikes Peak, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W / 39.12917°N 86.14139°W / 39.12917; -86.14139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBrownTownshipVan BurenElevation604 ft (184 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47448
Area code(s)812 & 930FIPS code18-59814[2]GNIS feature ID449710[1]

Pikes Peak is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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.[3]

A post office was established at Pikes Peak in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikes Peak, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Hoosier Folk Legends. Indiana University Press. August 1, 1984. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-20334-1.
  4. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

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