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Pike's Peak Country
Pike's Peak Country
was the name given to the
gold
mining
region of the western
United States
near
Pikes Peak
during the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush
of 1858-1861. The Pike's Peak Country included the region of western
Kansas Territory
roughly west of the
104th meridian west
and the region of southwestern
Nebraska Territory
roughly west of the
104th meridian west
and south of the
41st parallel north
. The Pike's Peak Country became the heart of the extralegal
Jefferson Territory
on October 24, 1859, and the
Colorado Territory
on February 28, 1861.
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