Eastern Plains
Lincoln County
15 Porch Notes tied to Lincoln County — the local details that change from one part of Colorado to the next.
Money and taxes (2)
Money and taxes
Lincoln County's wind farms are a real part of the local tax base
Large wind projects in and around Lincoln County, with names such as Limon, Rush Creek, and Cedar Point, are a visible feature of the plains and contribute to local property tax revenue.
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Why two Lincoln County properties can have very different tax bills
A property tax bill in Lincoln County reflects which overlapping local districts a parcel sits inside, not just the home's value.
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Water and land (1)
Outdoors and wildfire (3)
Outdoors and wildfire
A 1990 tornado reshaped downtown Limon, and the rebuild still shows
In 1990 a powerful tornado struck Limon and heavily damaged its business district, and the town's rebuilt downtown reflects that recovery.
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Hugo State Wildlife Area is for hunting and fishing, not a city park
The Hugo State Wildlife Area south of Hugo is managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and visitors 16 or older need a license or a pass to be there.
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Karval hosts a spring festival built around the mountain plover
The tiny community of Karval holds an annual springtime Mountain Plover Festival that draws birders to one of the bird's important prairie nesting areas.
Read note ->Cars and driving (1)
Local rules (1)
History and culture (6)
History and culture
A beloved Genoa roadside landmark is coming back to life
Near Genoa off I-70, the historic World's Wonder View Tower is a 1920s roadside attraction famous for a long-standing 'see six states' claim, now reopening after a major historic restoration.
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Hugo grew up around the railroad, and a roundhouse still tells that story
Hugo began as a railroad town on the Kansas Pacific line, and its surviving Union Pacific roundhouse is a window into why the town is here.
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Hugo is the county seat, where Lincoln County's offices and court sit
Lincoln County was created in 1889 with Hugo as its county seat, and the county's main government offices and courthouse are still in Hugo today.
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Hugo's WPA Pool: A 1930s Public Work You Can Still Swim In
Hugo's municipal pool and its adobe Art Moderne bathhouse were built by Depression-era WPA crews and still open as the town pool in summer.
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Limon is the 'Hub City' because the roads and rails all meet there
Limon earned its 'Hub City' name because Interstate 70 and several U.S. and state highways come together where rail lines once met on the plains.
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The Lincoln County Free Fair & Rodeo in Hugo
Late each summer, the county's ranching and 4-H families gather at the Hugo fairgrounds for livestock shows, exhibits, a parade, and a rodeo.
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