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Deora is an
When a post office was established in 1920, the postmistress suggested naming the settlement ''de'' ''oro'', meaning "of gold" in Spanish. Examinations for rural carriers in Stonington and Deora took place in June 1921. The excavation work for what the ''Springfield Democrat-Herald'' called a large post office building began in March 1922. Construction began in August.
A
unincorporated community
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in Baca County, Colorado
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, United States.
History
Deora was once the site of a post office, rail siding, school, and store, but little remains today.Early 20th Century
When a post office was established in 1920, the postmistress suggested naming the settlement ''de'' ''oro'', meaning "of gold" in Spanish. Examinations for rural carriers in Stonington and Deora took place in June 1921. The excavation work for what the ''Springfield Democrat-Herald'' called a large post office building began in March 1922. Construction began in August.
A graded road
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between the county seat
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s of Springfield
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and Las Animas, going through Deora, was completed in September 1923. This was later called a "fine road" in the ''Democrat-Herald''. J.S. Dockum operated the Deora store in the 1920s.
The school in Deora was named Valley View school. In 1927, the teacher assigned to Deora was a student at Colorado State Teachers College.
In 1933, the Big Rock chapter of the 4-H youth club was started in Deora, with 40 members. The chapter still operates, and is the largest 4-H club in the county, although the members now meet in Springfield.
In 1937, the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) built a rail line connecting Baca County towns, including Springfield and Campo. A rail siding on the AT&SF called Frick opened north of the Deora townsite.
Deora was a small, rural community. In the 1940s, the town of Deora and the Baca County communities of Graft
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, Edler
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, and Utleyville were described as "outlets for cream and produce and as centers for the distribution of staple groceries and gasoline." Deora's population remained small, being listed as high as 10, and as low as 4.
Later years
In the 1950s, Deora still appeared in publications of the Colorado State Planning division, listed alongside Baca communities such as Lycan, Bartlett, and Utleyville. Deora's population was 4 in 1960. The Frick rail station was still operating in 1963. In 2007, researchers from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History collected specimens of plants one mile south of Deora. The observers noted '' Hesperostipa neomexicana'' (needlegrass), '' Achnatherum hymenoides'' (ricegrass), and '' Chondrosum gracile'' (grama). These specimens are held by the museum. Deora gives its name to the Deora quadrangle, aUS Geological Survey
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topographical map.
Geography
Deora is located northwest ofSpringfield
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* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
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* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
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, the county seat. It is north of the junction of County Road
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6 and County Road SS.
See also
*List of cities and towns in Colorado
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References
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