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...
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Durango–La Plata County Airport (IATA: DRO, ICAO: KDRO, FAA LID: DRO) is a city- and county-owned public airport 12 miles southeast of Durango, in La Plata County...
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La Plata (/ləˈpleɪtə/ lə-PLAY-tə) is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,159 at the 2020 census. It is the county...
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station La Plata, Maryland La Plata, Missouri La Plata (Amtrak station) La Plata, Utah, ghost town La Plata County, Colorado Durango-La Plata County Airport...
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United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish...
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La Plata is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,257 at the 2020 census, down from 1,366 in 2010. La Plata is located...
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The 2002 La Plata tornado was an extremely powerful and fast-moving multi-vortex tornado that devastated the town of La Plata, Maryland, killing 3 people...
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County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 166,617. The county seat is La Plata. The county was...
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La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,343-foot (4,372 m) fourteener...
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La Plata station is an Amtrak train station in La Plata, Missouri, United States and is a passenger stop for Amtrak's Southwest Chief long-distance route...
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resettlement occurred in the 1870s. Montezuma County was created out of the western portion of La Plata County by the Colorado Legislature in April 1889....
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Lake Nighthorse (category Bodies of water of La Plata County, Colorado)
high Ridges Basin Dam southwest of Durango in La Plata County Colorado. As part of the Animas-La Plata Water Project, Lake Nighthorse provides water storage...
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onto terrain near Bayfield, Colorado, while on approach to Durango-La Plata County Airport. Out of the seventeen people on board, nine were killed, including...
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Eagle, Gunnison, or Routt Counties since William Howard Taft in 1908, as well as the first to do so without carrying La Plata County since Calvin Coolidge...
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Retrieved 9-27-2011. Colorado State Register of Historic Places for LaPlata County, Colorado. Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Colorado Historical...
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School La Jara Second Chance School Centennial High School, San Luis Sierra Grande High School, Blanca Crowley County High School, Ordway Custer County High...
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Main Avenue Historic District (Durango, Colorado) (category Geography of La Plata County, Colorado)
Main Avenue Historic District in Durango, Colorado is a 34-acre (14 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...
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La Plata River (Navajo: Tsé Dogoi Ńlíní) is a 70-mile-long (110 km) tributary to the San Juan River in La Plata County, Colorado, and San Juan County...
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opening". KUSA.com. February 28, 2017. "Frontier Airlines Leaving Durango-La Plata County Airport in August". aviationpros.com. June 28, 2022. "Frontier Airlines...
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La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States. The current school was built in...
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Fort Lewis College (category Buildings and structures in La Plata County, Colorado)
relocated in 1880 to Hesperus, Colorado, on the southern slopes of the La Plata Mountains. In 1891, Fort Lewis was decommissioned and converted into a...
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Purgatory Resort (category Buildings and structures in La Plata County, Colorado)
Purgatory (the United States) Show map of the United States Location La Plata County, Colorado, United States Nearest major city Durango, Colorado Coordinates...
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Rio Grande 315 (category National Register of Historic Places in La Plata County, Colorado)
Northern Railroad Engine house. The DRHS has teamed up with the San Juan County Historical Society to restore the structure and turn the area into a historic...
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County, Gunnison County, Clear Creek County, Routt County, Eagle County, and La Plata County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Bush became the...
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Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (category Museums in La Plata County, Colorado)
built in 1887 330 Cascade, built in 1963 331 Trimble, built in 1963 332 La Plata, built in 1964 333 Tacoma, built in 1964 334 Hermosa, built in 1964 335...
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Durango, Colorado (category Cities in La Plata County, Colorado)
Durango is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The city population...
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Organ Mountain is a 13,032-foot (3,972 m) summit in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. Organ Mountain is situated in the Needle Mountains which...
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Utah - northwest Montezuma County, Colorado - north La Plata County, Colorado - north Archuleta County, Colorado - northeast Aztec Ruins National Monument...
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Strater Hotel (category National Register of Historic Places in La Plata County, Colorado)
The Strater Hotel, in Durango, Colorado, is a historical hotel that opened in 1887 at the height of the American Gilded Age. Among its notable guests throughout...
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Andrea Jaeger (category People from La Plata County, Colorado)
Andrea Jaeger (/ˈjeɪɡər/ YAY-gər; born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. A former world No. 2, Jaeger's brief but successful...
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