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The goal of the San Miguel County Historical Commission is to preserve the cultural, architectural, and historic resources within the boundaries of San Miguel County. The commission was formed in 2000 to recommend the designation of historic landmarks and districts within the county. The members advocate and educate on matters of historic preservation and they help staff develop incentives and regulations when appropriate to enhance...
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"Engineering; Planning; Surveying" is the slogan used on their surveys and maps. No website exists as of July 2019. The company no longer exists under this name. The new company name is San Miguel Surveying. Address given is 225 S. Oak, Telluride, Colorado 81435. Phone number is (970) 728-1128.
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A brief history of the Lone Tree Cemetery:
The first recorded burials in Telluride’s Lone Tree Cemetery were in the mid-late 1800’s, during Telluride’s mining boom era, when avalanches, flu epidemics, mining accidents and labor strikes took many lives. Families would usually bury their loved ones by themselves, and care for their graves. There was no Cemetery District in place until 1956, when a female civic group named the Commonweal Girls...