Breen, Colorado

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Breen and the Breen Community Building in August 2019 along Colorado State Highway 140

Breen is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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History

A post office called Breen was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] The community was named after Dr. Thomas Breen, a local educator. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breen, Colorado
  2. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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. 11.

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