Tucker Connally - Colorado Springs, CO
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The Snowdog
N 38° 55.982 W 104° 49.078
13S E 515777 N 4309360
A memorial to Tucker Connally, who was instrumental in creating the trail system in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Waymark Code: WM13AJJ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2020
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Tucker Connally was an avid biker who commuted between Colorado Springs and Monument, an often dangerous ride that required dodging traffic and riding over rickety old rail bridges. He was killed when the car in which he was riding went out of control and crashed. Today that ride would be on a series of contiguous bike trails, enabled in part by donations made in Tucker's name. This stone was set shortly after his death in 1990, and was recently restored. The text on the stone marker is
Tucker's Tie In
In appreciation of Tucker Connally, whose adventuresome spirit graced this land and helped to link these trail networks.
You can read more about Tucker and this monument at the news article linked below.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
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