Saguache - Saguache, CO
N 38° 05.131 W 106° 08.224
13S E 400283 N 4215913
Located near the Saguache County Courthouse on the corner of Christy Ave, and 4th St.
Waymark Code: WM1416B
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2021
Views: 2
Marker is a bronze plaque set into a granite boulder. The Plaque reads:
SAGUACHE
NAME DERIVED FROM THE INDIAN
WORD MEANING "BLUE WATER."
GOV. ANZA PASSED NEAR HERE 1779.
ON A BRANCH OFOLD SPANISH TRAIL.
ANTOINE ROBIDOUX , FURTRADER,
TOOK WAGONS PAST HERE IN 1841.
THE EXPLORER J.C. FREMONT AND
J.W. GUNNISON PASSED HERE IN 1853.
OFTEN VISITED BY OURAY AND CHIPETA.
COL. FAUNTLEROY HAD A BATTLE WITH
THE UTES NEAR HERE IN 1855.
SAGUACHE COUNTY CREATED IN 1866
TOWN FOUNDED, 1867; INCORPERATED, 1874.
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
State Historical Society, The William A Braiden Foundation and The American Legion of Saguache
County or City: Saguache
Date Dedicated: 1947
Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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