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Historical Markers and War Memorials in La Plata County

 
Clickable Map of La Plata County, Colorado and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg La Plata County, CO (65) Archuleta County, CO (18) Dolores County, CO (12) Hinsdale County, CO (50) Montezuma County, CO (106) San Juan County, CO (54) San Juan County, NM (37)  LaPlataCounty(65) La Plata County (65)  ArchuletaCounty(18) Archuleta County (18)  DoloresCounty(12) Dolores County (12)  HinsdaleCounty(50) Hinsdale County (50)  MontezumaCounty(106) Montezuma County (106)  SanJuanCounty(54) San Juan County (54)  SanJuanCountyNew Mexico(37) San Juan County (37)
Durango is the county seat for La Plata County
Adjacent to La Plata County, Colorado
Archuleta County (18)  ►
Dolores County (12)  ►
Hinsdale County (50)  ►
Montezuma County (106)  ►
San Juan County (54)  ►
San Juan County, New Mexico (37)  ►
 
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1 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 4 — Bayfield Churches — Calvary Presbyterian Church of Pine River, Union Church, Free Methodist Church — Bayfield Walking Tour Stop 4 —
2 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 1 — Bayfield Drug Store — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 1 — 11 West Mill Street —
3 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 5 — Bayfield High School and Community Gym — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour —
4 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 10 — Dr. E. W. Newland House — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour —
5 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 2 — Farmers & Merchant[s] Bank — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 2 — 15 E. Mill Street —
6 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 6 — Glenn Bros General Store — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 6 — 24 E. Mill Street —
7 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 8 — H.C. Schroder House — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 8 —
8 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 9 — Hotel Central & Akers Motor Co. Garage — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 9 —
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9 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 3 — Newland House and Presbyterian Manse — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 3 —
10 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 7 — Schroder Store — Coulson Bros. — Bayfield Historic Walking Tour Stop 7 —
11 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Bayfield — 11 — W. A. Bay House — Bayfield Walking Tour —
12 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Breen — Fort Lewis College —
13 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Emma Sweeny — Movie Star —
14 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 7 — A Pleasant Summer Afternoon, circa 1885 —
15 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Baker's Bridge —
16 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Bradshaw Circle — Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad — National Historic Landmark —
17 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 3 — Central Durango, circa 1900 —
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18 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Community of Heroes —
19 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Durango - Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad —
20 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 8 — Durango skyscraper, circa 1896 —
21 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Durango's Smelter — 1881 — 1930 —
22 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 6 — Early Durango circa 1889 —
23 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Electric Revolution —
24 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Fassbinder's Legacy —
25 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Florida River Railroad Bridge No. 437 —
26 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Fort Lewis College — Charles Dale Rea — President 1949 to 1962 —
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27 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Hollywood of the Rockies —
28 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Jack Dempsey —
29 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — La Plata County Freedom Trees —
30 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — La Plata County Vietnam Veteran Memorial —
31 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Let The Good Times Roll —
32 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Lime Creek Burn 1879 —
33 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 10 — Main Avenue Bridge, circa 1908 —
34 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 2 — Main Avenue parade, circa 1932 —
35 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 1 — Main Avenue/Strater Hotel circa 1891 —
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36 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Main St., Durango circa 1890 —
37 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 9 — Old Durango Courthouse circa 1892 —
38 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Old Main Post Office Professional Building — Restored 1985 —
39 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Pinkerton Hot Springs —
40 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory —
41 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Rose Garden —
42 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 4 — Saloon District circa 1910 —
43 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Santa Rita —
44 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 19 — Santa Rosa Community, circa 1948 —
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45 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Seasons of Healing —
46 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Shaft “Can” Skip —
47 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — 17 — Southern Durango with views of Smelter Mountain — circa mid-1890s —
48 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Stuart Allen Roosa —
49 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Summer of Flames —
50 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Swivel End-dump Car —
51 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The “Fancy” Ladies —
52 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The American Dream —
53 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The Denver & Rio Grande Railway —
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54 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The Gardenswartz Building — 1883 —
55 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The Iron Horse —
56 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The Newman Block — Historic site —
57 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — The Rochester Hotel — Built in 1892 —
58 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Trails to Rails — Routes to Southwest Colorado 1 —
59 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Trails to Rails — Routes to Southwest Colorado 2 —
60 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Vanishing Homeland —
61 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Durango — Welcome to the San Juan Skyway — an “All-American Road” —
62 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Hesperus — Dominguez & Escalante —
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63 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Hesperus — Dominguez and Escalante — Reported missing
64 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Hesperus — Dominguez-Escalante Expedition —
65 ► Colorado, La Plata County, Hesperus — The Old Spanish Trail — Reported damaged
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026