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that is now transfor ming into a new
civilization. Our family name will
continue to reign here for many
years to come.
Felipe and Dolores Baca are two
historical presences that should
never be forgotten in Colorado
history. To think, throughout the
1860s and 1870s, they raised ten
children while running a general
store, irrigating land that had not
been used for ranching before this
time, herded sheep, and began
developing this empty land of
Trinidad. Together, and with the
help of others, they created a land
of opportunity with their hard
work and dedication to building a
new community.
The Baca House
Present Day
Trinidad
History Museum
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For more information go to:
www.historycolorado.org/museums/trinidad-history-museum-0
Explore Trinidad’s past and its
place in the American West at the
Trinidad History Museum. The
museum features several attractions
on one block in Trinidad’s acclaimed
historic district. Landmark homes,
local treasures, the Santa Fe Trail
Museum, and lovely gardens make
the Trinidad history Museum a great
place to spend the day.
In 1873, Felipe and Dolores Baca
traded 22,000 pounds of wool for an
unusual adobe house built for John
Hough, a Trail entrepreneur. Learn
other fun facts about this site, Trinidad,
and the region.
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