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4 Porch Notes tagged “hugo,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Lincoln County

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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History and culture - Lincoln County

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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History and culture - Lincoln County

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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History and culture - Lincoln County

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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