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

History and culture - Huerfano County

Francisco Fort Museum: La Veta grew up around Colorado's last original adobe fort

La Veta's Francisco Fort Museum sits inside an 1862 adobe trading post that the town grew up around, the last original adobe fort still standing in Colorado.

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Money and taxes - Huerfano County

Short-term rentals here: town rules and lodging tax both apply

For short-term rentals in Huerfano County, rules and lodging taxes depend on whether the property sits inside a town like La Veta or Walsenburg or out in the unincorporated county.

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Local rules - Huerfano County

La Veta is a statutory town with its own local rules

La Veta is an incorporated statutory town inside Huerfano County, which means it has its own board of trustees and local ordinances on top of county and state rules.

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Water and land - Huerfano County

Lone rock towers near La Veta are old volcanic plugs

Isolated rock towers like Goemmer Butte near La Veta are the hardened cores of old volcanic vents, left standing after softer ground wore away.

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