Pike County, Indiana
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Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 12,250. The county seat is Petersburg. It contains the geographic
Pike County Courthouse in Petersburg
Zebulon Pike
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Zebulon Montgomery Pike was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territory,
Pike County, Indiana
…was named for Peter Brenton, an original owner of the town site. A post office was put into service at Petersburg in 1823. Pike County was named for Zebulon Pike, famous for his Pike Expedition of 1806–1807, exploring the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike commanded the 4th Infantry Regiment at…
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1808
Pikes Peak, central Colorado