Minnehaha, Colorado

Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado,[1][2][3] and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha.

Minnehaha, Colorado
Coordinates: 38°50′58″N 104°57′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyEl Paso

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.[4]

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References
  1. "Minnehaha Populated Place Profile". HTL, Inc. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. "Minnehaha, United States". Information Technology Associates. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. "Geographic Names Information System". United States Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved 11 May 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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