Ames, Colorado
Ames, Colorado | |
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 Ames and the Ilium Valley | |
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| Coordinates: 37°51′53″N 107°52′56″W / 37.86472°N 107.88222°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | San Miguel |
| Elevation | 8,721 ft (2,658 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 187459[1] |
Ames is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.
History
[edit]Ames is the site of the one of the world's first hydroelectric power plants to generate and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial purposes (mining), the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.[2] The Ames, Colorado, post office operated from December 20, 1880, until June 3, 1922. [3]
See also
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- Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Colorado
- ^ "CHARLES C. BRITTON, An Early Electric Power Facility in Colorado, Colorado Magazine v49n3 Summer 1972, page 185" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links
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