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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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History and culture - Conejos County

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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History and culture - Conejos County

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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