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The Alamosa, Colorado, post office opened on March 12, 1878, [12] and the Town of Alamosa was incorporated on August 12, 1878. [4] The town was established by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and quickly became an important rail center. [13] Alamosa was the terminus of the D&RG until 1881, when the line was extended to Monte Vista. [14]
Alamosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,376. [1] The county seat is Alamosa. [2] The county name is the Spanish language word for a grove of cottonwood trees.
The national heritage area includes Alamosa, Costilla, and Conejos counties, and portions of Saguache and Rio Grande counties. [2] It also includes within its boundaries Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Baca National Wildlife Refuge, the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, the South San Juan Wilderness, Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, San Luis Wilderness Study Area, Monte Vista National ...
Alamosa High School (AHS) is the public senior high school of the city of Alamosa, Colorado, United States. [3] The school colors are maroon, white and black, and its mascot is a Mean Moose . Athletics
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Lake Alamosa is a former lake in Colorado. It existed from the Pliocene to the middle Pleistocene in the San Luis Valley , fed by glacial meltwater from surrounding mountain ranges.