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Sapinero, Colorado

Sapinero, Colorado

Sapinero, a railroad town and commercial center for area miners and ranchers, was relocated prior to inundation by Blue Mesa Dam.

About this community

Dam
Blue Mesa Dam
River
Gunnison River
Established
1882
Inundated
1965

The community that was displaced

Displacement cost
$20,108,813
Property value
$1,152,085
Vocations
farmer, fisherman, rancher
Birthplaces
local