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Barr Lake State Park is a Colorado state park established in 1977 in Adams County near Brighton, Colorado, USA. The 2,715-acre (10.99 km 2 ) park has 12 miles (19 km) of trails, including an 8.8-mile (14.2 km) trail that circles Barr Lake.
The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies was first founded in 1988 as Colorado Bird Observatory and later changed to Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Its goal was to address bird conservation needs in the Western United States. Its headquarters are located in Barr Lake State Park, just east of Brighton, Colorado. In 2015 the organization changed to ...
Barr Lake was originally named Platte Summit. [4] The Barr, Colorado, post office opened on March 15, 1883. [5] Barr was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The Barr post office was renamed Barr Lake, Colorado, on October 17, 1914, and remained in operation until August 31, 1952.
The town announced Thursday that in the coming weeks, water levels will be lowered in Barr Lake and Gibson Pond. The lower levels will allow crews to complete repair work for a concrete spillway ...
Brighton was founded as a stage/railroad depot and farming community named Hughes. The Hughes, Colorado Territory, post office opened on April 13, 1871, [8] Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, [9] and the Hughes post office was renamed Brighton on August 4, 1879. [8] The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York. [10]
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. An enlargeable map of the State of Colorado.. This is an alphabetical list of some notable lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado.
The number 76 is a reverence to the then-forthcoming United States Bicentennial as well as 1876, the year Colorado was admitted as a state. [8] Nebraska renumbered its existing Nebraska Highway 76 (N-76) to N-53 as a result. [9] I-76 was conceived in August 1958. The Colorado portion was planned and built first.
US shivered, but globally January was warmest ever. Last month was the Earth's warmest January on record, despite the frigid cold waves that swept across the U.S., European scientists announced ...