Barr_Lake,_Colorado

Barr Lake, Colorado

Barr Lake, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Barr Lake is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It is located within the Denver metropolitan area.

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It is located next to the Barr Lake State Park.

School District 27J serves Barr Lake. Kids attend Henderson Elementary School and Prairie View Middle School.

Barr Lake was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was originally named Platte Summit.[2]

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
  2. [2]
    Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.
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