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Minnehaha, Colorado

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Place in Colorado, United States
Minnehaha, Colorado
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Coordinates: 38°50′58″N 104°57′34″W / 38.84944°N 104.95944°W / 38.84944; -104.95944
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso
Elevation8,347 ft (2,544 m)
GNIS feature ID193440

Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha.

History

It was once a community of rustic summer homes, and the home of the Pikes Peak Alpine Laboratory, a botanical research station founded by Frederic and Edith Clements.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnehaha, Colorado
  2. "Minnehaha Populated Place Profile". HTL, Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  3. "Minnehaha, United States". Information Technology Associates. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  4. Wiatrowski, Claude (2002). Railroads of Colorado : your guide to Colorado's historic trains and railway sites. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780896585911.
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