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'''Alice''' is a populated place located in [[Clear Creek County, Colorado|Clear Creek County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref name="GR3" /> |
'''Alice''' is a populated place located in [[Clear Creek County, Colorado|Clear Creek County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref name="GR3" /> |
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A post office called Alice was established in 1898.<ref>{{cite web |
A post office called Alice was established in 1898.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=22 June 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> The community was named after Alice Taylor, the wife of a mine official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=12|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=6}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:08, 9 October 2016
Alice, Colorado | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Clear Creek[1] |
| Elevation | 10,092 ft (3,076 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Alice is a populated place located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.[1]
A post office called Alice was established in 1898.[2] The community was named after Alice Taylor, the wife of a mine official.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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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