National Register Listings in Alamosa County, Colorado
Alamosa County Courthouse
Alamosa Post Office
American National Bank Building
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No.169
First Baptist Church
Howard Store
Husung Hardware
Medano Ranch Headquarters
Mt. Pleasant School
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Superintendent's Residence, Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Trujillo Homestead
Zapata Ranch Headquarters
In 1913, the city of Trinidad, Colorado, became the site of the first successful oil well-drilled west of the Mississippi River. The discovery led to a boom in oil production in the region, and Colorado became a major oil-producing state.