Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mancos, Colorado
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On Grand Avenue (Business U.S. 160) at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Grand Avenue.
With thanks and appreciation to Pete and Yvonne Doerfer for loaning the following items:
For display only - please do not climb on this equipment.
1892 Horse-Drawn Pull Grader
J.D. Adams invented the first successful . . . — — Map (db m122034) HM
On North Main Street at Bauer Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
"Chiseled from Mancos Hill, George Bauer began to construct his home in June, 1889.
The home was finished in December, 1890. Many Mancos residents pitched in to help
with construction; however, the masonry was hand hewn by George.
George Bauer . . . — — Map (db m153406) HM
"All Gave Some"...
"Some Gave All"...
None Sacrificed Honor...
On behalf of all veterans and their families, this memorial is hereby dedicated in service to Community, State and Nation by the members of John Derrick Halls Post #5231, . . . — — Map (db m207343) WM
Sleeping Ute Mountain
Sprawling ten miles across the highlands west of here, Sleeping Ute Mountain comprises no fewer than seven separate peaks — and at least as many legends. According to one, the mountain took shape eons ago when a . . . — — Map (db m153394) HM
Ancient Valley Cultures
Their homes may now be less visible than the cliff dwellings of their Mesa Verde neighbors, but the ancient farmers of southwestern Colorado were far more numerous. By the twelfth century perhaps 12,000 people tilled . . . — — Map (db m153392) HM
On Grand Avenue (Business U.S. 160), on the right when traveling east.
Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places, the Mancos High
School building was constructed
in 1909. It is the oldest high school
in continuous use in the state of
Colorado. — — Map (db m153405) HM
On Grand Avenue (Business U.S. 160) east of Mesa Street, on the left when traveling east.
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United states Department of the Interior
January 9, 1988.
Placed on the
State Register
of Historic Places
January 27, 1988.
This plaque was purchased . . . — — Map (db m121094) HM
Clockwise, from top left:
Six ancestral Puebloan villages dating to around A.D. 1200 can be visited at Hovenweep National Monument although only Square Tower Sites are easily reached. The other sites are more remote and are not . . . — — Map (db m153391) HM
Dryland Farming
The first workable system for farming Colorado's dry southwestern plateau emerged near here some 2,000 years ago. Over the next twelve centuries, ancient farmers gradually developed a series of techniques — water storage, . . . — — Map (db m153389) HM
On Grand Avenue (Business U.S. 160) east of Mesa Street, on the right when traveling east.
As legend has it, The Columbine Bar was established in 1910, and continues to be one of the oldest operating bars in Colorado. In 1948 it was described in the Mancos Times as "an old bar run by old timers." It has always had a rather notorious . . . — — Map (db m121092) HM
