Alice, Colorado

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Alice, Colorado
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Alice, Colorado
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Alice, Colorado
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°49′06″N105°38′34″W / 39.8183°N 105.6428°W / 39.8183; -105.6428 (Alice) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
Counties Clear Creek [1]
Elevation
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10,092 ft (3,076 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)

Alice is an unincorporated community located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

The Alice post office operated from August 20, 1898, until December 31, 1938. [2] [3] The community was named after Alice Taylor, the wife of a mine official. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  3. ↑ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 6.
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