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Manitou Station (Pike's Peak), Colorado lapel pin

Manitou Station (Pike's Peak), Colorado lapel pin

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  • SKU: GSU_PN_MANITOU
  • 1 inch diameter Cast in fine pewter Military clutch back Mounted on story card PLACE NAME: Manitou Station ELEVATION: 6571 ft. LOCATION: Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway is the world's highest cog railway. The M & PP RY culminates at the summit of Pikes Peak, America's most famous mountain (elevation 14,110 feet). The average gradient is over 16%; at some points, the M & PP RY rises at a rate of 25% (25 vertical feet in 100 horizontal feet.) Only a rack railway in Switzerland exceeds its length of 8.9 miles. The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway was organized in the fall of 1888 by Major John Hulbert and Zalmon Simmons, majority stockholder. It was built by a crew of 1,000, six of whom died accidentally or from heart failure. Passenger service began June 30, 1891.
  • Type: Lapel Pin
  • Subtype: Pins
  • Language: English
  • Regions Covered: Central U.S., North America
  • Countries Covered: United States
  • States Covered: Colorado
  • Folded Size: N/A
  • Unfolded Size: N/A
  • Weight: 1 oz
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