• Source: Dallas, Colorado
    • Dallas is an extinct town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Also known as Dallas City, it lay about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the present town of Ridgway at the confluence of Dallas Creek and the Uncompahgre River. The Dallas post office operated from February 11, 1884, until October 31 1899. A community named in tribute to the historic town bearing the name Dallas Meadows now exists near its historic location.


      History


      Dallas was founded in 1880 and named after the former Vice President of the United States, George M. Dallas, and was a stagecoach stop on a toll road which linked Montrose with Ouray. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad reached Dallas in 1887 and Dallas was incorporated on 2 April 1889. The new town of Ridgway was founded a year later in 1890 and became the prominent town as Dallas slowly disappeared.


      See also



      Bibliography of Colorado
      Geography of Colorado
      History of Colorado
      Index of Colorado-related articles
      List of Colorado-related lists
      List of ghost towns in Colorado
      List of post offices in Colorado
      Outline of Colorado


      References




      External links



      State of Colorado
      History Colorado

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