Pearl, Colorado

Pearl is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

Improvised road sign

History

A post office called Pearl was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1919.[2] The community has the name of Pearl Burnett.[3]

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gollark: I think my phytogenic insolation system almost does that.
gollark: I basically just meant "standard design and location for a common group of cables for in-base systems".
gollark: Have you *seen* the machine room basement?
gollark: It's okay with power and water, which are simple, but AE2's got channels and I'm P2P tunneling.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pearl, Colorado
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. Dawson, John Frank. 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. 40.



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