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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cortez, Colorado
Cortez is the county seat for Montezuma County
Cortez is in Montezuma County
Montezuma County(62) ► ADJACENT TO MONTEZUMA COUNTY Dolores County(7) ► La Plata County(32) ► San Juan County(51) ► Apache County, Arizona(48) ► San Juan County, New Mexico(29) ► San Juan County, Utah(47) ►
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This building was originally constructed in 1900.
The most notable occupant at this site was the Belmont Bar, a rough and raucous local drinking establishment during the 1950s and '60s.
The 1930s storefront is of an "art deco” character . . . — — Map (db m153363) HM
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument encompasses 164,000 acres of southwest Colorado. It was established on June 9, 2000, to protect the cultural and natural resources of the canyons and mesas.
For hundreds of years, the canyons and . . . — — Map (db m160230) HM
Originally the site of the Charles Duff Mercantile (circa 1889), was a pioneer Cortez commercial establishment and one of Cortez' first mercantile stores.
This southwest corner of Main and Market Streets has long been an important part of . . . — — Map (db m153372) HM
Around the turn of the century, this corner was a popular downtown hitching rail, a place where business patrons tied up their horses.
One of the earliest buildings on the property was the Herman building which stood near . . . — — Map (db m160166) HM
Colorado Territory was created in 1861 for its gold, silver and other mineral resources. Its western boundary was designated as 32 degrees of longitude west of the Washington Meridian.
Colorado became a state in 1876. In 1878, U.S. Surveyor . . . — — Map (db m36527) HM
The original building on this site was built for Dr. G.H. Harrington in 1886. After the wood frame one-story building was destroyed in the Clinton Hotel Fire in 1907, the existing two-story sandstone building was constructed and served as the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m153365) HM
Originally constructed in 1909 by Pete Baxstrom using rock quarried from the Baxstrom quarry, the Calkins building was built in three separate phases.
An addition to the building shown in the photograph was added in 1923 and the final addition to . . . — — Map (db m153373) HM
Originally the site of the Clark Mercantile (1890), this building has served a variety of downtown business functions over the past century.
Mary Bensey and her three daughters ran a laundry on the lower level and rented the rooms upstairs during . . . — — Map (db m153357) HM
Constructed in 1909 by the E. R. Lamb family, this building first housed E. R. Lamb Mercantile.
The store was advertised "as replete with a full line of furniture, general merchandise,
millinery, drugs, paints, oils, and building . . . — — Map (db m153371) HM
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Welcome to the Four Corners! As you explore this area and visit the National Parks, Monuments, and National Forest lands or drive on the San Juan Skyway, you will be traveling through a number of communities... . . . — — Map (db m160181) HM
Starting in the 1880's, construction of the original irrigation canals and lateral ditches was done by hand using teams of horses and mules. Equipment was simple and crude by today's standards, consisting of horse drawn graders, scrapers and hand . . . — — Map (db m153384) HM
The Montezuma Valley Journal is the oldest continuous business in Montezuma County.
On April 28, 1888, four years prior to the town's incorporation, John Curry from
Telluride began publication of the Montezuma Journal through various owners, . . . — — Map (db m153358) HM
The original building at this location, constructed about 1890, was the residence of W.G. Clucas, Town Marshal of Cortez from 1910 to 1920.
During the 1920s, J.A. McCabe operated a store in the building from which he sold . . . — — Map (db m160169) HM
Lumber and hardware businesses have operated at this location since the early 1900s.
The outbuildings and frame construction buildings in back of the main structure were built around 1900. The front portion of the building was constructed of . . . — — Map (db m153362) HM
Originally located one block to the south on the corner of First and Chestnut Streets, the Montezuma County Court House was constructed on this site in 1937.
The designation of Cortez as the County Seat reflected the vision of our pioneer leaders . . . — — Map (db m154905) HM
Built in 1884, this is one of the earliest commercial buildings in downtown Cortez.
Prior to the turn of the 20th century, this building was home to the First National Bank of Cortez. A walk-in vault that is still in place today was installed . . . — — Map (db m153359) HM
The first Cortez bank, the Montezuma Valley National Bank was constructed in 1908.
The building in constructed of native sandstone in a vernacular, commercial architectural theme with
Classical Greek Revival details. Like the Stone Block . . . — — Map (db m153364) HM
One of the first businesses located on this site was the Hi-way Station, a gas station, grocery and small trailer park owned by the Charlie Bowers family.
Bowers sold the property to the McGee family. The existing building was . . . — — Map (db m153356) HM
The original site of Nu-Way Western Wear (circa 1928) was a building used as a saddle, tack and harness shop.
The small shop also included a boot and shoe repair space. The owners expanded the building and opened a full-service shoe store that . . . — — Map (db m153361) HM
The building was built by the Anna and T. Gai family in 1953 and housed the local J.C. Penney's store from 1953 until the late 1980’s.
The building is representative of the 1950's chain store prototype using modern extruded aluminum storefront . . . — — Map (db m153367) HM
In 1933 or '34, Frank McNeill purchased the Owl Café from Dr. Johnson, who owned the building, and Mike Spyres, who ran the restaurant.
McNeill received one of the first liquor licenses in the state of Colorado after
prohibition was repealed, . . . — — Map (db m153375) HM
The McElmo Creek Flume was in use from the 1890s to the 1990s, carrying water for over a
hundred years. After it was abandoned, it remained in good condition until 2006, when a
flash flood carried debris into the trough and damaged the wooden top. . . . — — Map (db m153382) HM
The original 80-acre Soldier's Homestead, located in La Plata County, was conveyed by the United States to Algernon S. Dutton in December, 1886.
After Monteruma County was formed in 1889, portions of the land were sold. Block 28 of the original . . . — — Map (db m153370) HM
For more than 12,000 years, Native American people have inhabited this area. As the Ice Age ended, these nomadic people hunted bison and mastodons in the valleys, and gathered plants along the edges of glacial lakes and wetlands. . . . — — Map (db m160236) HM
In honor and memory
of all men and women
who served in the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America
[State Seals of the]
Four Corners U.S.A.
Dedicated July 4, 1991 — — Map (db m160176) WM
The McElmo Creek Flume No. 6 is the last remaining example of 104 Wooden Flumes used to convey water diverted from the Dolores River to irrigate croplands and provide domestic water to the greater Montezuma Valley.
Cortez, Montezuma County and . . . — — Map (db m153387) HM
Over the last 150 years, technology to store water and deliver it to local farmland has continually changed and improved. Increasing efficiency, reducing salinity, applying water to uneven or elevated areas, and automating systems are among the . . . — — Map (db m153388) HM
Welcome to Cortez, Colorado, and the San Juan Skyway — a 232-mile loop drive that will take you into the heart of the San Juan Mountains on state-maintained, paved highways.
The San Juan Skyway was designated a Forest Service Scenic . . . — — Map (db m160180) HM
A symbol of the commercial stability of Cortez over the past century, the Stone Block
Building was constructed in 1889 by the Baxstrom brothers from stone quarried west
of Cortez in Hartman Draw.
The building stood idle for several years and . . . — — Map (db m153368) HM
