Zebulon Pike Bicentennial Page

Image: Six State Region constituting Pike's Route - State of Kansas

Header Image Quote: "...We employed ourselves in reading the Bible, Pope's Essays, and in pricking our arms with India ink some characters, which frequently bring to mind our forlorn, dreary situation, as well as the happiest days of our life."

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~Pike Monument in Kansas~
Photos by Leo E. Oliva

Image - Front of Pike Monument in Kansas, near the town of Delphos. Pike was in this area on Sept. 22, 1806.

Front - Pike Monument in Kansas, near the town of Delphos. Pike was in this area on Sept. 22, 1806.

Image - Back of Pike Monument in Kansas, near the town of Delphos. Pike was in this area on Sept. 22, 1806.

Back - Pike Monument in Kansas, near the town of Delphos. Pike was in this area on Sept. 22, 1806.

Image - Close-Up Detail - Pike on Horseback on Stone Momument

Close-Up Detail - Pike on Horseback on Stone Momument

Image - Close-Up Detail - One Day's March Map

Close-Up Detail - One Day's March Map

Image - Plaque Reads: "PIKE'S ROUTE CAPT. ZEBULON M. PIKE AND EXPLORING PARTY PASSED NEAR HERE SEPT. 22, 1806, EN ROUTE TO THE PAWNEE VILLAGE TO WIN TRIBAL ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES. OTTAWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1962"

Plaque Reads:
"PIKE'S ROUTE
CAPT. ZEBULON M. PIKE AND
EXPLORING PARTY PASSED NEAR
HERE SEPT. 22, 1806, EN ROUTE TO
THE PAWNEE VILLAGE TO WIN TRIBAL
ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.
OTTAWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1962"

Image - Close-Up Detail - Peace Pipe Plaque

Close-Up Detail - Peace Pipe Plaque

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