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pike
pike common name for the family Esocidae, freshwater game and food fishes of Europe, Asia, and North America. The pike, the muskellunge, and the pickerel form a small but well-known group of long, thin fishes with spineless dorsal fins, large anal fins, and long, narrow jaws with formidable teeth. ... Read more
Albert Pike
Albert Pike 1809-91, American lawyer, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Boston. He settled (1832) in Arkansas, where he became a newspaper editor and a lawyer. He was a captain in the Mexican War. In the Civil War, Pike secured for the Confederacy the loyalty of the tribes in the Indian Ter... Read more
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Zebulon Montgomery Pike 1779-1813, American explorer, an army officer, b. Lamberton (now part of Trenton), N.J. He joined the army (c.1793) and was commissioned second lieutenant in 1799. In 1805 he led an exploring party to search for the source of the Mississippi River; although he mistakenly ide... Read more
Scafell
Scafell or Scawfell, mountain group, Cumbria, NW England, in the Lake District, in the Cumbrian Mts. It includes the peaks Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m; highest in England), Scafell, and Great End. The region is a popular tourist attraction. ... Read more
perch
perch common name for some members of the family Percidae, symmetrical freshwater fishes of N Europe, Asia, and North America. The perch belongs to the large order Perciformes (spiny-finned fishes) and is related to the sunfishes and the sea basses. Best known is the yellow (also called red) perch ... Read more
spear
spear primitive weapon consisting of a wooden shaft tipped with a sharp point, usually 8 to 9 ft (2.4-2.7 m) in length. The point was made first of flint, later of bronze, and ultimately of steel; the spear has been in use since prehistoric times, originally as a missile weapon. Spear-throwers, suc... Read more
deists
deists , term commonly applied to those thinkers in the 17th and 18th cent. who held that the course of nature sufficiently demonstrates the existence of God. For them formal religion was superfluous, and they scorned as spurious claims of supernatural revelation. Their tenets stemmed from the ratio... Read more
John Flamsteed
John Flamsteed , 1646-1719, English astronomer. He was appointed (1675) astronomer royal by King Charles II and carried on his researches at Greenwich Observatory. Over his protests—he did not consider it ready for publication—the Historia Coelestis, which included the first of the Gre... Read more
Royal Gorge
Royal Gorge 10 mi (16 km) long, narrow canyon cut by the Arkansas River, S central Colo., often called the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. The gorge was discovered in 1806 by an expedition led by U.S. explorer Zebulon Pike. Its near-vertical walls are more than 1,000 ft (305 m) high. One of the world... Read more
Robert Musil
Robert Musil , 1880-1942, Austrian novelist. His style, which has been compared to Proust 's, is marked by subtle psychological analysis. This is evident in the novel Young Törless (1906, tr. 1955) and in his chief work, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (3 vol., 1930-42; tr. The Man without Qu... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Pikes"

Pikes Peak
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pikes Peak 14,110 ft (4,301 m) high, central Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; discovered by U.S. explorer Zebulon...
Colorado Springs: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...States, the majestic natural beauty of Pikes Peak being a principal attraction. Visitors...Honor Court and visitor's center. The Pikes Peak Cog Railway takes visitors on a 3...performances October through May at the Pikes Peak Center. The Chamber Orchestra of...
Colorado Springs: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Springs has been a major tourism center. Pikes Peak and the natural beauty of the surrounding...program is available to assist companies; Pikes Peak Community College has its Corporate...training funded under this program. The Pikes Peak Workforce Center helps with placement...
Al Unser
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...were annual competitors in Colorado's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb starting...Wisconsin. Later the same year he won the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, putting an end to his...captured his first "champ car" victory at Pikes Peak. In 1967 he came in second in the...
pike
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...pickerel is found in clear lakes and streams together with bass. Pikes are stubborn fighters and are valued as game fishes; their...bony, is delicious. The walleyed pike is really a perch . Pikes are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata...
Colorado
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States ...geographic center lies in Park County, 30 mi (48 km) nw of Pikes Peak. TOPOGRAPHY With a mean average elevation of 6,800 ft...the highest in the Rockies at 14,433 ft (4,402 m), and Pikes Peak, at 14,110 ft (4,301 m), one of the state's leading...
Colorado Springs: Introduction
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Colorado Springs: Introduction At the foot of Pikes Peak, the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs...once sacred Native American tribal grounds. Upon ascending Pikes Peak in 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote the words to "America...
Colorado Springs: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...located in Colorado Springs. Libraries and Research Centers The Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) serves the residents of El Paso...teaching in the electronic age. Public Library Information: Pikes Peak Library District, 5550 North Union Boulevard, PO Box...
fireworks
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...They included fire pots, fire-balls (cannon balls heated to red heat in a brazier before being fired), fire pikes (boarding pikes with burning tow attached which were thrown javelin fashion on board an enemy), arrows similarly tipped, etc...
Colorado Springs: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Available www.cscc.org Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation. Available www.coloradosprings.org Pikes Peak Library District. Available library.ppld.org School Demographics. Available cde.state.co.us/cdedistrict...

Dictionary entries related to "Pikes"

Pikes Peak
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PIKES PEAK PIKES PEAK, standing 14,110 feet in the Rocky Mountains in El Paso County...because of heavy snow. Popular usage by trappers and others of the name "Pikes Peak" led to an official name. Pikes Peak is of historical significance...
Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PIKES PEAK GOLD RUSH PIKES PEAK GOLD RUSH. In 1858, an expedition led by William G. Russell...Although seventy-five miles from the site of the discoveries, Pikes Peak was the best-known landmark, and the region adopted the name...
Clements, Frederic Edward
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Lincoln). The purchase of the cabin site in Engelmann Canyon on Pikes Peak, made with income from the sale to museums of Colorado...elevations, from the plains at 5,500 feet to the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,110 feet. He insisted that he had “ converted...
Cross, Charles Whitman
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...About 1,000 square miles were mapped geologically in the Pikes Peak area, which includes the Cripple Creek mining camp, and...folios of Colorado for which Cross was responsible are no. 7, Pikes Peak Sheet (1894); no. 57, Telluride Quadrangle (1899...
Jefferson Territory
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...1859 to 1861. Legally, the new settlements that grew up in Pikes Peak country following the discovery of gold nearby in 1858...also Deseret, State of ; Franklin, State of ; Mining Towns ; Pikes Peak Gold Rush ; Territorial Governments ; West, American...
Pike, Zebulon, Expeditions of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Departing St. Louis on 15 July 1806, the expedition traveled up the Arkansas River. The group sighted Grand Peak (labeled Pikes Peak by cartographers), Colorado, in November 1806. After an unsuccessful attempt to reach the top of the mountain, Pike...
Haldane, John Scott
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...American physiologists, undertook studies on the physiological effects of high altitude by making an expedition to the summit of Pikes Peak in 1911. The published work contains much of value but was marred by Haldane ’ s stubborn conviction that passage...
Cripple Creek Mining Boom
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History CRIPPLE CREEK MINING BOOM CRIPPLE CREEK MINING BOOM began in the early 1890s southwest of Pikes Peak in Colorado, on a former cattle ranch. Robert Womack, a cowboy who prospected occasionally, discovered a promising vein...
Mail, Overland, and Stagecoaches
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...system in the West. In February 1860 the Kanasas legislature chartered a daily service, the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express, also run by William H. Russell. It absorbed the stage lines running from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Denver...
army
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...in the Middle Ages the limitations of the heavily armoured mounted knight were finally exposed by Swiss infantry armed with pikes or halberds and English infantry armed with longbows. The use of mercenaries (see CONDOTTIERE ) again became commonplace...

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PIKES PEAK RANGE RIDERS PRESENT PIKES PEAK OR BUST RODEO DAYS SCHEDULE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...following news release: Representatives from the Pikes Peak Range Riders and the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Foundation attended the regularly...summer's rodeo events. It all kicks off with the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Days, which include the following...
Pikes claim home victory.
Newspaper article from: Malton & Pickering Mercury (Malton, England); 1/15/2008; 680 words ; ...Pickering Town under-12s 3 Copmanthorpe 2 Pikes continue to keep the pressure on the top...first half saw an impressive display from Pikes with Harry Kenworthy working hard up front and rattling the woodwork early on. Pikes controlled the game in midfield and both...
Pikes peak
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/24/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Beautiful" the same way after you visit Pikes Peak. The vista is so spectacular that...after she visited the summit in 1893. Pikes Peak is the 30th tallest mountain in Colorado...has more visitors each year, says www.pikes-peak.com, a Web site maintained by...
REP. LAMBORN LEADS EFFORTS TO MAKE PIKES PEAK A NATIONAL MONUMENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/7/2007; 664 words ; ...gathering information and ideas for making Pikes Peak a national monument. "It is exciting...Sullivan a few months ago, moving forward. Pikes Peak is a valuable part of our country...throughout our nation and the world to visit Pikes Peak and see its beauty for themselves...
Audi names SUV after Pikes Peak, but don't look for it yet
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 4/24/2003; ; 642 words ; ...developed a concept car that takes its name from Pikes Peak. The 500-horsepower Audi Pikes Peak quattro, with 20-inch wheels and able...crossover sport utility vehicle similar to the Pikes Peak," Audi spokeswoman Jennifer Cortez said...
Reaching A Goal At Pikes Peak ; E-Town Couple Hikes To Summit In Colorado
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 8/10/2008; ; 700+ words ; Pikes Peak or Bust! I vaguely remember from grade...slogan to show the powerful drive to reach Pikes Peak in Colorado during our nation's westward...short of their goal, but many made it to Pikes Peak and beyond. They fulfilled not only...
Discovery of Pikes Peak marked
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 6/11/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...County, NJ) 06-11-2006 Discovery of Pikes Peak marked By MELISSA TRUJILLO , THE...details are part of the lore surrounding Pikes Peak, discovered 200 years ago by the Army general's expedition. "Pikes Peak is an American icon," said Carol...
Audi Names New Concept Car after Colorado's Pikes Peak.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/24/2003; 700+ words ; ...a concept car that takes its name from Pikes Peak, the 14,110-foot mountain rising...Colorado Springs. The 500-horsepower Audi Pikes Peak quattro, with 20-inch wheels and...crossover sport utility vehicle similar to the Pikes Peak," Audi spokeswoman Jennifer Cortez...
RYAN KEEPS ON TRUCKIN' UP PIKES PEAK FILM STUNTMAN AIMS TO GET RIG UP TO SPEED - MORE THAN 100 MPH.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/26/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...family sprint car'' in the Falken Tire Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - a 1998...s impressive what the men have done on Pikes Peak. Those guys are driving on curves and dirt.'' Ryan drove up Pikes Peak in 13 minutes, 21.4 seconds in...
PIKES PEAK TIMELINE
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 10/13/2002; 700+ words ; 1803 Pikes Peak (not named that yet) acquired by...explorers to the Colorado Territory - "Pikes Peak or Bust." 1871 Colorado Springs founded...abandoned Weather Station as a terminal. 1892 Pikes Peak Timberland Reserve created; name later...