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The People of Colorado
Have Placed Here This Granite Rock
In Recognition
Of
The Notable Career
of Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Soldier-Explorer
And In Commemoration
Of The
One Hundredth Anniversary
Of His Historic Expedition
To The SouthWest.
FYI Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named. ... Later in 1807, Pike and some of his men were escorted by the Spanish through Texas and released near American territory in Louisiana.
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Zebulon Montgomery Pike,
Born At Lamberton,
Now Trenton, New Jersey,
January 5, 1779
Died April 27, 1814,
In An Attack On York,
Later Toronto, Canada,
Aged 34 Years,
Buried
At Madison Barracks, N.Y
FYI Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named. ... Later in 1807, Pike and some of his men were escorted by the Spanish through Texas and released near American territory in Louisiana.
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General Pike Enlisted
As A Cadet
In His Father's Regiment
In 1794
Became Ensign In
2nd. Infantry, March 3, 1799,
1st. Lieut. April 24, 1800
Captain, Aug., 12, 1806,
Major, May 3, 1808,
Lieut-Col. Dec., 31, 1809,
Colonel, July 6, 1812,
Brigadier General
March 12, 1813.
FYI Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named. ... Later in 1807, Pike and some of his men were escorted by the Spanish through Texas and released near American territory in Louisiana.
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November 15, 1806
From A Point In The
Arkansas Valley
About 120 Miles Distant,
General Z. M. Pike
First Saw The Peak That
Now Bears His Name
On November 27,
He Abandoned His Attempt
To Ascend To Its Summit
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