Como Civic Association

Como Civic Association Membership $20
Donations appreciated! Mail check to Como Civic Association, C.A.P.O. 402, Como 80432 Donations are always welcome! Thanks for your patronage!

The stated purpose of the Como Civic Association is the preservation of the two remaining school houses and associated property in Como. For those interested in membership there is a $20 annual fee. Please make checks payable to Como Civic Association or C.A.P.O. 402 Como, Colorado 80432

The Como Civic Association was established to serve the historic and social needs of the community. Fundraiser

s include Bingo on the third Saturday of each month April through November. The Civic Association was formed to preserve the Grade School and High School and to support the historic intergrity of Como, Colorado. Founded in 1879 A railroad town named after Como, Italy. Now a historic ghost town known for it's natural beauty and historic landmarks. Como was established during the mining boom of the late 1800's Named by miners from Como, Italy, who worked the coal fields of the area. The railroad arrived In 1879 and for a brief period Como became a tented city of 6000 people. It was the transfer station from Denver to Leadville. Como has many historic weathered structures, including the roundhouse, hotel, and depot and has the air of a ghost town that is still nevertheless populated, by twenty people. It has a small commercial district consisting of a post office, gallery, hotel, and general store.

06/23/2026
06/23/2026

We all have that secret list in our minds of people from the past whom we would have loved to have met. On my list is Captain Ellen E. Jack, the whimsical lady who led a most adventurous life in Colorado. Notably, the woman was growing old by the time she began staking mining claims and establishing her own tourist camp. Far from the typical tourist joints we see today, however, Ellen's place was a marvelous cabin up in the woods where she sold postcards and her book, "Fate of a Fairy," while looking for investors in her various mines. If ever someone invents a time machine, please let me know because I would absolutely love to spend time with her. In the meantime, grab a cup of your favorite beverage and settle down to read my article about her. Just click below to get started: https://janmackellcollins.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/the-adventures-of-captain-jack-a-whimsical-little-woman-combined-her-own-stories-with-her-vivid-imagination-to-create-a-colorful-life-in-colorado/

Please note that this event is organized by the Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative (MRHI) and hosted by local South Park...
06/23/2026

Please note that this event is organized by the Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative (MRHI) and hosted by local South Park historians and authors. For event-related inquiries, kindly contact MRHI.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 -- 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 -- 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦

In October 1920, Celsus Link went alone to the Helper, Utah cemetery, dug up his father's bones, and carried them away in a suitcase. The remains of James Morrison Link were reburied at the Como Cemetery next to those of his beloved wife Elizabeth.

Want to hear more stories of the fascinating, heartbreaking and bizarre? Attend our tour! Christie Wright of South Park Perils and I, Laura Van Dusen (Parked in the Past), are your hosts in a stroll through the buried remains of Como pioneers. Sponsored by Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative.

ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴘʀɪɴᴛ:
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜʀ ɪꜱ ꜰʀᴇᴇ. ᴛɪᴘꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ! ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏᴜʀ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ꜱᴜᴘᴘʟʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴏɴ ꜱᴀʟᴇ, ᴄᴀꜱʜ ᴏʀ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴏɴʟʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴇʀʀᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ 10,000 ꜰᴏᴏᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ; ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋꜱ ɪꜰ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ. ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘɪᴏɴᴇᴇʀꜱ ʙʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇꜱ.

𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘐.

06/21/2026

Have you ever noticed the County Road 60 turnoff at the east base of Kenosha Pass? This road is also called the Hall Valley Road which is rich in both history and mineral development.

Thanks to the South Park Heritage Magazine, published by the South Park National Heritage Area, for including my article on Hall Valley in their most recent publication! Scroll to page 15 and be sure to read the other articles which are excellent.

https://southparkheritage.org/fall-winter-2025-spnha-magazine/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPwythleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEefECGWG54uorU_0ajjw-RCMrgfqDCO87FJmNybZesQAzKafs4Smx0j9OEiSs_aem_iKKWyzkPfTXPBJaVhDR-3w

Photo by Davenport Taken May 25, 2026
06/18/2026

Photo by Davenport
Taken May 25, 2026

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