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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «san miguel county» AND «colorado»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Cosmos Mariner, July 18, 2025
San Miguel County Courthouse entrance
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1 ► Colorado, San Miguel County, Telluride — Colorado Centennial Project — 1876-1976 Centennial —
An official project commemorating Colorado's 100th year of Statehood and the United States' 200th Year of Independence. Endorsed by the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission Joe M. Lacy, Chairman Richard D. Lamm, Governor — — Map (db m283114) HM

2 ► Colorado, San Miguel County, Telluride — Courthouse — Telluride Historical Museum —
In the fall of 1887, work on the San Miguel County Courthouse was completed. This was just nine months after the original courthouse, located on the southeast corner of Fir and Colorado burned to the ground on January 13, 1887. The bricks from the . . . — — Map (db m283094) HM

3 ► Colorado, San Miguel County, Telluride — Telluride's Founding — Telluride Local History Series —
Prior to Spanish exploration in the Telluride region, Native Americans of the Ute tribe used this area as a seasonal hunting ground. In the 1870's, however, mining ventures and a substantial population growth displaced the Utes further Southwest . . . — — Map (db m282984) HM

4 ► Texas, El Paso County, El Paso, Downtown El Paso — 18419 — Felix Martinez — (1857-1916) —
In the early twentieth century, Felix Martinez was a prominent Hispanic businessman who worked closely with Anglo American leaders to transform El Paso into a major commercial, industrial and agricultural center of the American Southwest. Born in . . . — — Map (db m252424) HM

5 ► Colorado, Ouray County, Ouray — Mine Reclamation Improves Water Quality —
Panel 1 This region was founded by gold and silver miners in the 1870s. This 17-square mile area has produced 4 million ounces of gold, 21 million ounces of silver, and 12 million tons of lead, zinc and copper. The natural resources from . . . — — Map (db m179088) HM
 
 
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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