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Thread #72212   Message #1241539
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
06-Aug-04 - 10:31 PM
Thread Name: Where is Pike (as in 'Sweet Betsy from..
Subject: RE: Where is Pike (as in 'Sweet Betsy from..
And those Pike Counties are probably named for Zebulon Pike, the famous explorer of the American West. Pike's Peak is, of course, also his namesake.

Dave Oesterreich