Silverton, ColoradoSilverton is a statutory town that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The town is located in a remote part of the western San Juan Mountains, a range of the Rocky Mountains. The first mining claims were made in mountains above the Silverton in 1860, near the end of the Colorado Gold Rush and when the land was still controlled by the Utes.
La Plata County, ColoradoLa Plata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,638. The county seat is Durango. The county was named for the La Plata River and the La Plata Mountains. "La plata" means "the silver" in Spanish. La Plata County comprises the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, the type site for the Basketmaker II period of Anasazi culture.
Rio Grande Southern RailroadThe Rio Grande Southern Railroad (reporting markRGS, also referred to as "The Southern") was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad which ran in the southwestern region of the US state of Colorado, from the towns of Durango to Ridgway, routed via Lizard Head Pass.
Animas RiverAnimas River (Spanish: Río de las Ánimas, Navajo: Kinteeldéé' 'Nlíní, Ute-Southern Paiute: Sagwavanukwiti) is a 126-mile-long (203 km) river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System. The river has experienced numerous catastrophes due to the mining nearby, the largest being the 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill.
Denver and Rio Grande Western RailroadThe Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (reporting markDRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class Irailroad company. The railroad started as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado, in 1870. It served mainly as a transcontinentalbridge line between Denver and Ogden, Utah. The Rio Grande was also a major origin of coal and mineral traffic.
List of municipalities in ColoradoAdamsAlamosaArapahoeArchuletaBacaBentBoulderBroomfieldChaffeeCheyenneClear CreekConejosCostillaCrowleyCusterDeltaDenverDoloresDouglasEagleElbertEl PasoFremontGarfieldGilpinGrandGunnisonHinsdaleHuerfanoJacksonJeffersonKiowaKitCarsonLakeLa PlataLarimerLas AnimasLincolnLoganMesaMineralMoffatMontezumaMontroseMorganOteroOurayParkPhillipsPitkinProwersPuebloRio BlancoRio GrandeRouttSaguacheSan JuanSan MiguelSedgwickSummitTellerWashingtonWeldYumaThe 64 counties of the U.S.State of ColoradoThe U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.
Cinema of the United StatesThe film industry of the United States, primarily associated with major film studios collectively referred to as "Hollywood", has significantly influenced the global film industry since the early 20th century. Classical Hollywood cinema, a filmmaking style developed in the 1910s, continues to shape many American films today. While French filmmakers Auguste and Louis Lumière are often credited with modern cinema's origins, American filmmaking quickly rose to global dominance.
2020 United States census24th US national censusThe 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration.
ColoradoU.S. stateState in the United StatesColorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
Durango (city)Durango (Spanish pronunciation:, Southeastern Tepehuan: Korian) is the capital and largest city of the northern Mexican state of Durango and the seat of the municipality of Durango. It has a population of 616,068 as of the 2020 census with 688,697 living in the municipality. The city's official name is Victoria de Durango, renamed in honor of the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria, a native of the state of Durango.Fort Lewis CollegeFort Lewis College (FLC) is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado, and the only four-year and graduate studies institution in the Four Corners region. FLC, in various forms, has been a U.S. military fort, an Indian boarding school, and eventually a public college. In accordance with a 1911 mandate, Fort Lewis College provides tuition-free education to qualified Native American Tribal and Alaska Native Village members.
County seatA county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in six countries: the United States, Canada, China, Hungary, Romania and Taiwan. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.