Ames, Colorado
Unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
37°51′53″N 107°52′56″W / 37.86472°N 107.88222°W / 37.86472; -107.88222![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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Ames is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Ames is the site of the world's first system to generate and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial purposes (mining), the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.[citation needed] The Ames post office operated from December 20, 1880, until June 3, 1922. [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Colorado
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
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Municipalities and communities of San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Telluride
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