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3 Porch Notes tagged “manassa,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Conejos County
Manassa was founded by Latter-day Saint pioneers in the late 1870s
The Conejos County town of Manassa was settled in the late 1870s by Latter-day Saint (Mormon) pioneers, giving it a founding story distinct from the valley's older Hispano communities.
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Manassa's Pioneer Days is the town's long-running heritage celebration
Each July the small town of Manassa holds Pioneer Days, a heritage festival rooted in its Latter-day Saint founding, with a parade, rodeo, and fair that draw far more than the town's everyday population.
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Manassa keeps the birthplace cabin of boxer Jack Dempsey
The town of Manassa in Conejos County is the birthplace of heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, the 'Manassa Mauler,' and keeps a small museum tied to his early life.
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