Pikes Peak is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township

Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana

Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,782. The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park.-History:...

, Brown County

Brown County, Indiana

Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population is 15,242. The county seat is Nashville.- History :...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. According to legend, Adrian Miller, was planning on moving to Colorado to take advantage of the redesigned Homestead act in 1875. He wrote on the side of his conestoga wagon

Conestoga wagon

The Conestoga wagon is a heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon that was used extensively during the late 18th century and the 19th century in the United States and sometimes in Canada as well. It was large enough to transport loads up to 8 tons , and was drawn by horses, mules or oxen...

"Pikes Peak or Bust" Miller made it out of Columbus to the area now known as Pikes Peak. To save face he called the hill Pikes Peak and the name stuck.