Arriola, Colorado
Arriola is an unincorporated community in Montezuma County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
Arriola and U.S. Highway 491
History
A post office called Arriola was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The name is said to honor one Spanish officer.[3]
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gollark: Admittedly they don't produce much.
gollark: Isn't that basically just the decay generators?
gollark: That reminds me, I should build one of the MSFRs.
gollark: That *is* basically what they do now, but probably not realistically.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arriola, Colorado
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- 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. 7.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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