Alamosa’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Alamosa. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Alamosa, Colorado, post office opened on March 12, 1878, and the Town of Alamosa was incorporated on August 12, 1878. The town was established by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and quickly became an important rail center. Alamosa was the terminus of the D&RG until 1881, when the line was extended to Monte Vista. The railroad had an extensive construction, repair, and shipping facility in Alamosa for many years and headquartered its remaining narrow-gauge service here with trackage reaching many points throughout southwest Colorado and northern New Mexico. Alamosa County was created on March 8, 1913, with Alamosa as its first and only seat.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Alamosa’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alamosa’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewD&RG 167, Class 47, T-12, at Alam…, 1883: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Alamosa
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Alamosa, decade by decade
1990s
9 historic places in Alamosa
9 places in Alamosa are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as D&RG 167, Class 47, T-12, at Alamosa, shortly after arriving from Baldwin in 1883. CRRM collection (1883) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.