Capilla de San Juan Bautista

NW of La Garita La Garita
National Historical site Reference number 80000926

Carnero Creek

Pictographs Address Restricted La Garita
National Historical site Reference number 75000540

Creststone School

Cottonwood St. and Carbonate Ave. Creststone
National Historical site Reference number
Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS 86000011

Saguache Flour Mill

W of Saguache Saguache
National Historical site Reference number78000885

Saguache School and Jail Buildings

U.S. 285 and San Juan Ave. Saguache
National Historical site Reference number 75000541

High in the Rocky Mountains, the Ute Indians called it Sa-gua-gua-chi-pa, which means blue earth or water at the blue earth, for the blue clay they found.

Settled in 1599 by discouraged Spanish and then homesteaded in 1865, the first settlement was on Kerber Creek made up mostly of Civil War veterans. Camps were built around the mines where lead and silver were discovered.

Saguache, the town, is the county seat and the market and supply center for the surrounding county. Today, the county is mostly agricultural with very little mining. Visit Saguache and experience the tranquility and beauty of the mountains.

Welcome to Saguache County

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written by Kathy Leigh
© 1999 by Mary Ann Hetrick