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It was a logging railroad, bringing timber and lumber from the Pagosa Springs area to the main line in Gato. In 1899, as the population grew to 200 people, a post office was built in Gato, and the name was changed to Pagosa Junction. [2] [3] By 1930, Pagosa Junction's population had grown to 447.
Location of Mesa County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mesa County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
A post office called Tioga was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] Tioga is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "where it forks". [ 3 ]
Chief Ouray and Chipeta. Ancestral Puebloans — A diverse group of peoples that lived in the valleys and mesas of the Colorado Plateau; Apache Nation — An Athabaskan-speaking nation that lived in the Great Plains in the 18th century, then migrated southward to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, leaving a void on the plains that was filled by the Arapaho and Cheyenne from the east.
Wilderness near the Alpine Loop. (Wildhorse Peak on the left)The Alpine Loop Back Country Byway is a rugged 63-mile (101 km) Back Country Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in the high San Juan Mountains of Hindale, Ouray, and San Juan counties, Colorado, USA.
This list of prehistoric sites in the U.S. State of Colorado includes historical and archaeological sites of humans from their earliest times in Colorado to just before the Colorado historic period, which ranges from about 12,000 BC to AD 19th century. The Period is defined by the culture enjoyed at the time, from the earliest hunter-gatherers ...
Tioga Pass Entrance Station The ranger station is a stone building, about 28 feet (8.5 m) square, set into the slope of the hillside with a porch extending across most of the front. The interior features a lobby space with a substantial stone fireplace, along with living quarters consisting of a bedroom, bath and kitchen.
Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States Cuchara Unincorporated community Entering Cuchara from the north on State Highway 12. Cuchara Location within the state of Colorado Coordinates: 37°22′45″N 105°06′01″W / 37.37917°N 105.10028°W / 37.37917; -105.10028 Country United States State Colorado County Huerfano Elevation 8,468 ft (2,581 m) Time zone UTC-7 ...