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 Conejos County was one of the original 17 counties
created by the General Assembly of the Territory of
Colorado on 1861-11-01, although it was originally
named Guadalupe County and renamed Conejos County a
week later, on November 7. It was named after the
Conejos River in the area. Also early in its
existence, the county seat was moved from the town
of Guadalupe to Conejos. The original boundaries of
the county included a large portion of southwestern
Colorado. In 1874, most of the western and northern
portions of the county were broken away to form
parts of Hinsdale, La Plata and Rio Grande counties,
and Conejos County achieved its modern borders in
1885 when its western half was taken to create
Archuleta County. --Wikipedia
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Jack Dempsey Photo: Chicago Daily News negatives
collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of the Chicago
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