Zebulon M. Pike's Explorations of the American Southwest 1806-07, Pike Plaza - Pueblo, CO - Pueblo, CO
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N 38° 15.804 W 104° 36.478
13S E 534296 N 4235113
The extensive Pike Plaza, largest monument in the nation to Pike, was created to honor the bicentennial of the explorations and includes sculptures, mosaics, maps, historic plaques and a unique bike rack!
Waymark Code: WMPB0T
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2015
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The plaque reads:
1806 [logo of Pike Bicentennial] 2006
Commemorating the 200th Anniversary
of Zebulon Montgomery Pike's
Exploration of the American Southwest
[List of members of the expedition]
The City of Pueblo
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The original plaque reads:
Near this spot
ZEBULON M. PIKE
camped
November 23, 1806
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Erected by
Pueblo Chapter D.A.R.
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This monument to Zebulon Montgomery Pike and his group who were the first official American explorers in this area. The life-size bronze bust of Pike is set on poles and encircled by quotes from his diary. The plinth is a combination of steel, rocks and silhouette curves that blend into the mosaic on the sidewalk that reflects the explorations and historical finds of this official American exploration group. The plaza mosaic is also a map of Pike's explorations. (
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"Pike Plaza, a permanent, outdoor venue in downtown Pueblo, certainly the most innovative and largest of the nation’s architectural monuments to Pike, was created by HARP [Historic Arkansas Riverwalk]" (from (
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"Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a United States Army captain in 1806–1807, he led the Pike Expedition, sent out by President Thomas Jefferson, to explore and document the southern portion of the Louisiana territory and to find the headwaters of the Red River, during which he recorded the discovery of what later was called Pikes Peak. The Pike expedition coincided with other Jefferson expeditions including the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) and the Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis expedition (1806). The Pike Expedition traveled through present-day Colorado after his party confused their location. This led to capture by Spanish, who sent Pike and his men to Chihuahua (present-day Mexico), and to questioning by the governor. They were released later in 1807 at the border of Louisiana.
In 1810 Pike published an account of his expeditions, a book so popular that it was translated into French, German and Dutch for publication in Europe. He later achieved the rank of brigadier general in the Army, serving during the War of 1812. He was killed during the Battle of York, which the United States won." (from (
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