Acequia, Colorado
Acequia, Colorado | |
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  Acequia Location of Acequia, Colorado.  Acequia Acequia (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′25″N 105°01′41″W / 39.5236°N 105.0280°W[2] | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | State of Colorado |
| County | Douglas County[1] |
| Elevation | 5,554 ft (1,693 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 182621 |
Acequia is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[3]
History
[edit]The Acequia, Colorado Territory, post office operated from January 30, 1874, until June 9, 1881, and again from April 22, 1887, until July 14, 1900.[4][5] Acequia is a Spanish word meaning "canal" or "channel",[6] so the name was likely in reference to the nearby High Line Canal. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.[7]
See also
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Acequia, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acequia, Colorado
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. p. 23.
- ^ Ulysses S. Grant (August 1, 1876). "Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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