The Quakers, Monument Park, Colorado
Collection: Landscapes
Title
The Quakers, Monument Park, Colorado
Subject
Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)
Description
Printed on abck:
No. 220. THE QUAKERS, MONUMENT PARK, COLORADO.
Colorado lies upon the great watershed of the continent, and is, after Wyoming, the most elevated state in the Union. Of its many mountain passes thirteen are over 10,000 feet in altitude, the Argentine reaching 13,000 feet. A distinguishing feature of the state are the numerous "parks” along the crest of the mountains, the largest of which, San Luis Park, contains 8,000 square miles, elevated 7,500 feet, but the most level land in the state. This “park”, of the size of Massachusetts, is drained south by the Rio Grande; the north part is watered by dozens of mountain streams which are lost in the large swamp known as San Luis Lake, the largest in Colorado. In all there are 39,964 square miles of park lands. Among the smaller ones Monument Park is distinguished by a number of very curious rock formations, like giant toadstools, called “Quakers”, because of a fancied resemblance to the large headgear of the Friends. Some of them are 250 feet high.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
220
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “The Quakers, Monument Park, Colorado,” Digital Canton, accessed April 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/532.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
The Quakers, Monument Park, Colorado
Subject
Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)
Description
Printed on abck:
No. 220. THE QUAKERS, MONUMENT PARK, COLORADO.
Colorado lies upon the great watershed of the continent, and is, after Wyoming, the most elevated state in the Union. Of its many mountain passes thirteen are over 10,000 feet in altitude, the Argentine reaching 13,000 feet. A distinguishing feature of the state are the numerous "parks” along the crest of the mountains, the largest of which, San Luis Park, contains 8,000 square miles, elevated 7,500 feet, but the most level land in the state. This “park”, of the size of Massachusetts, is drained south by the Rio Grande; the north part is watered by dozens of mountain streams which are lost in the large swamp known as San Luis Lake, the largest in Colorado. In all there are 39,964 square miles of park lands. Among the smaller ones Monument Park is distinguished by a number of very curious rock formations, like giant toadstools, called “Quakers”, because of a fancied resemblance to the large headgear of the Friends. Some of them are 250 feet high.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
220
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “The Quakers, Monument Park, Colorado,” Digital Canton, accessed April 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/532.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches