Breen, Colorado | |
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Breen and the Breen Community Building in August 2019 along Colorado State Highway 140. | |
Coordinates: 37°11′33″N108°04′40″W / 37.1925°N 108.0779°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | La Plata [2] |
Tribe | Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated community |
• Body | La Plata County [2] |
Elevation | 7,346 ft (2,239 m) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
ZIP code [3] | 81326 |
Area code | 970 |
GNIS pop ID | 179274 |
Breen is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. [1]
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. [4] The Breen, Colorado, post office operated from July 19, 1901, until November 30, 1954. [5] The community was named after Dr. Thomas Breen, a local educator. [6]
Breen is located at coordinates 37°11′33″N108°04′40″W / 37.1925°N 108.0779°W . [1]
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