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Feature ID

204673

Name

Fort Collins

Class

Populated Place

Feature Code

Unincorporated Place

Location

Larimer County - Colorado

Citation

Source Type	Map
Reference	US
Originator	U.S. Geological Survey
Notes	Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Distribution Date	December 31, 1981
Title
Edition
Original Citation	Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.

Entry Date

October 13, 1978

*Elevation

1525 meters / 5004 feet

Designations

County Seat

History

Named after Civil War Lt Col William O. Collins who led forces protecting travelers. (CO-T3/052193/p23)

Description

Census Code	Class Code	GSA Code	OPM Code
27425	P1	0860	860

Name	In Part	Originator	Reference	Series Name	Publication Date	Source URL	Title	Edition	Notes	Additional Information
Camp Collins	No	-	CO	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tucker, Frank H., Knights of the Mountain Trails: A Century of Hiking in the Mountains and Parks of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado Springs (Little London Press), 83 pages, 2002. A history of the Saturday Knights Hiking Club and their efforts at mapping and developing the trails of the Pikes Peak region.

Name	Date	Authority	Type

Filename

Sequence	Coordinates	Map	State
1	40.5852602, -105.0844230 / 40° 35' 6.94" N, 105° 5' 3.92" W	Fort Collins	CO

Sequence	State or Equivalent	County or Equivalent
1	Colorado	Larimer County

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