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Dolores County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 19, 1881, from the western portions of Ouray County, and was named for the Dolores River, which heads up in the county and passes through the county in the Dolores Canyon.
By the time Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, it had only 26 counties. In January 1877, Routt and Ouray were formed, followed by Gunnison and Custer counties in March. In February 1879, Chaffee County was created. From February 8–10, 1879, Lake county was renamed Carbonate County. In 1881, Dolores County and Pitkin County were created.
Rico Town Hall or Rico City Hall is a multi-purpose building in the tiny mountain mining town of Rico, Colorado. Rico was formerly the county seat of Dolores County, and the city hall was built as the Dolores County Courthouse in 1892 by a "Mr. Carpenter." At the time Rico was in the middle of a gold boom and had a population of 4,000.
Dove Creek is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. [1] [6] The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States Census. [4] The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek. [7] Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World. Dolores ...
Buildings and structures in Dolores County, Colorado (2 C, 2 P) G. Geography of Dolores County, Colorado (3 C) P. People from Dolores County, Colorado (5 P) T.
Unincorporated communities in Dolores County, Colorado (2 P) This page was last edited on 11 August 2013, at 17:26 (UTC). Text ...
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The following are Dolores area historic sites of the Ancient Pueblo People: . The Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum, and the on-site Domniguez and Escalante Pueblos are listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties and the National Register of Historic Places listings in Montezuma County, Colorado.