Hoosier Pass
N 39° 21.707 W 106° 03.772
13S E 408433 N 4357464
Bronze plaque mounted to a large granite boulder at the summit of Hoosier Pass.
Waymark Code: WM16MRY
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2022
Views: 1
Plaque reads:
HOOSIER PASS
ACROSS CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BETWEEN
SOUTH PARK AND THE BLUE RIVER
ALTITUDE 11,542 FEET
CROSSED BY FREMONT 1844
NAMES FOR HOOSIER GULCH
DISCOVERED AND WORKED AS A
PLACER CAMPBY INDIANA MEN 1860
ERECTED BY
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO
FROM
THE MRS. J.N. HALL FOUNTATION
AND BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
1929
marker is right next to the large U.S. Forest Service sign.
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
The State Historical society of Colorado
The Mrs. J.N. Hall Foundation
The State Highway Department
The U.S. Forest Service
County or City: Summit
Date Dedicated: 1929
Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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