Minnehaha, Colorado

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
Country| United States
State| Colorado
County| El Paso
Elevation

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| 8,347 ft (2,544 m)
GNIS feature ID| 193440[1]

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

## History

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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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Municipalities and communities of El Paso County, Colorado, United States

County seat: Colorado Springs

Cities|

* Colorado Springs
* Fountain
* Manitou Springs

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Towns|

* Calhan
* Green Mountain Falls‡
* Monument
* Palmer Lake
* Ramah

CDPs|

* Air Force Academy
* Black Forest
* Cascade-Chipita Park
* Cimarron Hills
* Ellicott
* Fort Carson
* Gleneagle
* Peyton
* Rock Creek Park
* Security-Widefield
* Stratmoor
* Woodmoor

Unincorporated
communities|

* Cascade
* Chipita Park
* Colorado City
* Cragmor
* Crystola‡
* Falcon
* Ivywild
* Midway
* Minnehaha
* Rush
* Truckton
* Wigwam
* Yoder

Ghost towns|

* Bijou Basin
* Eastonville
* Edgerton
* Franceville
* Gwillimsville
* Husted
* Jimmy's Camp
* Lytle
* Table Rock

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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