Footnote In History by bmac62
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Description
Americans all know of Pike's Peak, the most well known mountain peak in the front range of the Rocky Mountains. It towers majestically over Colorado Springs, south of Denver, Colorado.
It was discovered by, then named after Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike in 1806.
To my complete and absolute surprise, I came across Pike's final resting place in the little town of Sackett's Harbor, New York on the eastern end of Lake Ontario. This cemetery had been the post cemetery of Madison Barracks, an old US Army garrison, decommissioned at the end of WWII.
In April 1813, now Brigadier General Pike was commanding the 4th Infantry in a successful attack on the British fortress at York (present day Toronto, Canada) in a battle of the War of 1812. During the battle, the magazine at York exploded killing Pike and a large number of his force.
For a bit more info on Pike click here: Zebulon Pike
Thanks for stopping by and your comments...good, bad or otherwise :-)
Bill
This photo was taken in the spring of 2003 with my OLD Sony Cybershot...all 1.3 megapixels worth :)
Comments (28)
fredster66
Beautiful clear shot.
PSDuck
Nice pic and an interesting bit of history. Thanks.
durleybeachbum
Excellent shot, you'd never guess it was such low res camera!
drace68
Thanks for the write-up, Bill. I've seen Pike's Peak on a number of occasions but never knew Pike was in the area so early, nor his subsequent history. Pike's Peak does dominate the skyline south of Denver.
Fred255
See how low res the camera is it's come out very well!
Meisiekind
WOW - what a lucky find Bill and a great image and narrative! Thanks you for sharing! :)
auntietk
Thanks for the history that goes with this shot! Your image and text perfectly enhance each other, which is as it should be. I must admit, my overwhelming question is about the collection of rainwater in that upturned barrel. I hope there's a drain hole somewhere! :)
THROBBE
Great history and capture!
skipper62
"Keep your powder dry" would appear to be a challenge with the upturned Mortar. ;-) Great image. Quite well done with the low 1.3 resolution Sony. Cheers, mug lifted in your direction.
CavalierLady
Nice shot, and bit of history, Bill. I had no idea he was buried here.
Kaartijer
My first digital camera was also 1.3 MP... and some shots were great... Excellent shot, Bill! Thanks for the info!
kansas
A great find. Interesting history. Thanks for sharing.
MrsLubner
I have heard about this grave before. I read an article some time ago that says that Pike had at least 3 final resting places and it was not certain which was the final one. He was supposed to have be transported to one spot, moved to another and then on to a last but the records were muddy and it could never be said he made it to any as proposed. This one though was listed as most probable. I'd like to think that since it seems a fitting scene for the last act of his life.
ascoli00
Very interesting thank you
BessieB
Great shot and interesting history Bill
JaneEden
It is excellent sharp photography, and very interesting historic intro. hugs Jane xx
bronwyn_lea
It is a great picture and the history is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
goodoleboy
Superlative clarity, lighting and texture to capture all the detail in this marvelous shot, Bill. The dark background really gives it depth.
blinkings
Awesome dude. What a find. I'm soooooo jealous!
tennesseecowgirl
Love the history!!
moonrancher
Pikes Peak or Bust! I grew up in NJ and I remember learning about Zebulon Pike in school. Those old Sony's did a great job at the time. Nice capture.
neiwil
Why do I love the name Zebulon??.....sorry! Great capture and informative bit of history (no hard feelings..). To MrsLubner....If the magazine went up, he could be buried in more than 3 places :) Thanks for this one Bill, shall certainly follow your link.
Richardphotos
outstanding history and capture. I love history now but not so much in school. what they taught was not so interesting
ledwolorz
Fantastic photo and the history is wonderful.
debbielove
A fine and interesting picture! Also with neil, no hard feelings! Its always nice to have the background to such images as these. Thanks for this and the link. Trip went well to the IWM. Got some really great pics! And some for quizzes! It'll try to get the first up today.... Great work on this mate! Rob.
lightstormcrow
Good info, what a busy person, Pike was...I am thrilled you captured it with your OLD Sony Cybershot 1.3 megapixels...it is is worth every pixel!
mermaid
it takes someone with knowledge in history like you, Bill, to realize what tresure he has found in an unexpected place...smile
nikolais
Bill, thanks for another learning moment so well illustrated.... Nona hopes Mandy is content