On 1st Street at Edgemont Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
The only Adams State College football team to
play in a NAIA Division 1 National Championship
Coaching Staff
Head Coach - Jeff Geiser
Assistant Coaches
Lynn Schuett, Chris DeLorenzo, Deano Crumley,
Bill Stone, Dan McMinimee, John . . . — — Map (db m160787) HM
Shortly after its creation in 1921, Adams State Normal School got caught in a political crossfire and received no state funding for construction. But Alamosa residents, quick studies when it came to higher education, raised the money to keep the . . . — — Map (db m160878) HM
The first U.S. citizen known to have seen the site of present-day Alamosa, Lt. Zebulon M. Pike, was arrested nearby in 1807 for trespassing on Spanish soil. But the Spanish were trespassers themselves—the Utes occupied the land. The conflicting . . . — — Map (db m160914) HM
[Map captions, clockwise from top right, read]
• Penitente Canyon [informational]
• Great Sand Dunes National Park [informational]
• Stations of the Cross Shrine [informational]
• The Fort Garland Museum is a . . . — — Map (db m160927) HM
On State Avenue at the railroad tracks, on the right when traveling north on State Avenue.
This monument is placed here to preserve the important history of the start of the whole San Luis Valley, by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad's entrance to Alamosa.
The work train arrived in Alamosa in late 1877, and the first passenger train . . . — — Map (db m160877) HM
On Denver Avenue/Broadway Avenue (U.S. 160) at 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Denver Avenue/Broadway Avenue.
Colorado's first home railroad was begun in 1871. William J. Palmer, Civil War veteran and founder of the Denver and Rio Grande, felt that transportation was the key to success in this new, undeveloped land.
"Narrow gauge" railroad was a new . . . — — Map (db m160929) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 160), on the left when traveling west.
Designated
Landmark
City of Alamosa
Historic Registry
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Dickey-Springer
Post No. 113
American Legion
Laid by
Charles G. Dawes . . . — — Map (db m160804) HM
On Denver Avenue/Broadway Avenue (U.S. 160) at 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Denver Avenue/Broadway Avenue.
Emblematic of the courage, fortitude, and vision of those stalwart pioneers and valiant railroad builders who foresaw a great future in the Southwest, this monument is installed to guide the way for posterity in this mighty empire.
On Ross Avenue south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The SPMDTU was founded on November 26, 1900, and is the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States. It was founded in Antonito, by Celedonio Mondragón and six others to fight discrimination in the fields, in the mining . . . — — Map (db m281520) HM
On First Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
First Lieutenant Thomas C. Bland — Co-Pilot Captain William T. Grimm — Navigator Captain Arthur Galvin — Fire Control Officer Captain Dixon L. Walters — Electronic Warfare Officer Staff Sergeant Damon V. Kanuha — Flight Engineer Staff Sergeant Mark . . . — — Map (db m295632) HM WM
On Ross Avenue at 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Ross Avenue.
[northwest face of memorial] To challenge social and economic injustice a civil rights movement spread across the USA after World War II. The 1960s and 1970s were prominent years in that struggle. The Chicano Movement became a . . . — — Map (db m295601) HM
On Ross Avenue south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
[left panel] This is the site of the late “Mexican School” where Hispano-American students were forced to attend, separate from whites, despite being US citizens and being proficient in English. It is also here where Hispano . . . — — Map (db m281521) HM
On 1st Street at Edgemont Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on 1st Street.
According to Outdoor Life (April, 2004), Old Mose was the most famous grizzly ever to appear in their publication. This one bear was responsible for a myriad of depredations. Known for his distinctive footprint (he was missing two toes on . . . — — Map (db m160761) HM
Near Edgemont Boulevard just north of Main Street (U.S. 285), on the right when traveling north.
William H. “Billy” Adams Adams State University's founder and namesake, William H. “Billy” Adams (1861-1954), was a strong advocate for rural education. For a period of 50 years, Billy Adams held several offices in Colorado . . . — — Map (db m294413) HM
