Carbonate County, Colorado

Carbonate County was a county of the state of Colorado that existed for only two days in 1879. Carbonate County was created by renaming Lake County, Colorado.

History

On 8 February 1879, the Colorado General Assembly renamed Lake County as Carbonate County.[1] Two days later on 10 February 1879, the Colorado General Assembly split Carbonate County into the new Chaffee County and the renamed Lake County.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Colorado County History". COGenWeb Project. 2007. http://www.rootsweb.com/~coplaces/county-div.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
  2. ^ "Colorado County Evolution". Don Stanwyck. 2003. http://www.stanwyck.com/cogenweb/cocounties.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
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