Cahone, Colorado

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Cahone, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Cahone is located in Colorado
Cahone
Cahone
Location within the state of Colorado
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Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
County Dolores County
Established About 1912[1]
Elevation[2] 6,680 ft (2,036 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP Code 81320[3]

Cahone is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cahone Post Office is 81320.[3]

History

The town of Cahone was established about 1912.[1] The Cahone Post Office opened on May 21, 1916.[4] The town was named by Bert Ballenger, the town's first postmaster, for a nearby canyon named El Cajon in Spanish, meaning little box.[1]

Ansel Hall Ruin, also known as Cahone Ruin, was a prehistoric North San Juan pueblo from the AD 1000-1499 period and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1997.[5]

Geography

Cahone is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (37.660858,-108.800354).

See also

References

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  5. ↑ National Register of Historic Places in Dolores County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-7.

External links

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