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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Durango,_ColoradoDurango, Colorado - Wikipedia

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   Website. www .durangogov .org. Durango is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. [1] The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States Census. [5] Durango is the home of Fort Lewis College .

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   Durango, Colorado courtesy Wikipedia. Durango, Colorado, located along the Million Dollar Highway, is the county seat of La Plata County and the most populous town in southwest Colorado. This area was once the home of the Ancestral Puebloans for centuries before the Ute Indians made this land their territory.

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   What county is Durango Colorado?

   • Durango is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States Census. Durango is the home of Fort Lewis College .

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   When was Durango formed?

   • I want to ... The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company formed Durango along the banks of the Animas River in September 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district.

   City of Durango History | Durango, CO - Official Website

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   What is Durango Colorado known for?

   • The city is the southern terminus for the Colorado Trail, which runs northeastward for nearly 500 miles (800 km) through the Colorado Rocky Mountains to just outside Denver. Durango is the seat of Fort Lewis College (founded as a boarding school for American Indians in 1891 and given to Colorado by the federal government in 1911). Inc. 1881.

   Durango | Mountain Town, Animas River, Ski Resort | Britannica

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   Why is Durango called Durango?

   • As the story goes, Colorado's former territorial governor A. C. Hunt was traveling through Durango, Mexico at the time when the name for the new town was being decided, and thought the two regions looked similar. The word Durango originates from the Basque word "Urango" meaning "water town" or "well watered place." There is also a Durango, Spain.

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Durango, city, seat (1881) of La Plata county, southwestern Colorado, U.S. It is situated on the Animas River in the foothills of the La Plata Mountains at an elevation of 6,512 feet (1,983 metres), about 100 miles (160 km) south of Montrose.

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   History of the City of Durango. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company formed Durango along the banks of the Animas River in September 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district. Lots of silver (and later, even more of gold) was being discovered in the mountains ever since gold fever struck in 1872 and resulted in the settlement of mining ...

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   Durango is perhaps most famous for the historic narrow gauge railroad that connects Durango with Silverton. It is the largest town in southwest Colorado with a population of about 16,000. The people in Durango are very friendly and down to earth. Durango is a short drive from the Four Corners, where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado meet ...

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   About Durango, Colorado. Established in 1881, Durango was founded by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. A National Historic District, downtown Durango overflows with historic hotels, restaurants, art galleries, and boutiques.