Ouray County, Colorado

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ouray County was formed out of San Juan County on 18 January 1877, the first county designated by the newly formed Colorado State Legislature. It was named for Chief Ouray, a distinguished Ute Indian chief. Ouray was designanted county seat on 8 March 1877. On 19 February 1881, Dolores County was formed out of Ouray County.On 1883-02-27, Ouray County was split into San Miguel County and what is currently Ouray County. The portion that became San Miguel County almost retained the name Ouray County when the Colorado General Assembly initially renamed Ouray County as Uncompaghre County.Four days later on 1883-03-02, the General Assembly changed its mind and changed the name of Uncompaghre County back to Ouray County.Ouray County Courthouse The Ouray County Courthouse was constructed in Ouray in 1888 and is located on the National Register of Historic Places.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130986377
• ISBN-10: 6130986378
• Artikelnr.: 29846434