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Flaming Gorge Dam
(Encyclopedia) Flaming Gorge Dam, in a deep canyon of the Green River, NE Utah; built 1958–63 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as a major unit in the Colorado River storage project. The dam…Fages, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Fages, PedroFages, Pedropāˈᵺrō fäˈhās [key], fl. 1767–96, Spanish governor of Alta California (1782–91). In Mexico in 1767, he was ordered to accompany the expedition of Gaspar de…zinnia
(Encyclopedia) zinnia, any species of the genus Zinnia of the family Asteraceae (aster family), native chiefly to Mexico, though some range as far north as Colorado and as far south as Guatemala. The…Wineland, David Jeffrey
(Encyclopedia) Wineland, David Jeffrey, 1944–, American physicist, b. Milwaukee, Wis., Ph.D. Harvard, 1970. Wineland has been a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and…Winters, Yvor
(Encyclopedia) Winters, Yvor, 1900–1968, American poet and critic, b. Chicago, educated at the Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Colorado (M.A., 1925), and Stanford (Ph.D., 1934). From 1928 until his death…turquoise
(Encyclopedia) turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. Turquoise is opaque and has…Adams County, CO Census Data
Colorado Adams County, Colorado People QuickFactsAdams CountyColoradoPopulation, 2005 estimate 399,4264,665,177Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 14.8%8.4%2Population,…Alamosa County, CO Census Data
Colorado Alamosa County, Colorado People QuickFactsAlamosa CountyColoradoPopulation, 2005 estimate 15,2824,665,177Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.1%8.4%2Population…Arapahoe County, CO Census Data
Colorado Arapahoe County, Colorado People QuickFactsArapahoe CountyColoradoPopulation, 2005 estimate 529,0904,665,177Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 8.2%8.4%…Archuleta County, CO Census Data
Colorado Archuleta County, Colorado People QuickFactsArchuleta CountyColoradoPopulation, 2005 estimate 11,8864,665,177Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 20.1%8.4%…Trending
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