Sunbeam, Colorado

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

History

A post office called Sunbeam was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1942.[2] The community was named for the ample sunshine at the town site.[3]

gollark: oh bees *why* would you DO this?
gollark: Instead of opus or something, I mean.
gollark: Why MP3, by the way?
gollark: What is the boiling point of most songs?
gollark: Or would be, if it wasn't just totally* sentient.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunbeam, Colorado
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 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. 48.



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