Breen, Colorado
Breen is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History[edit]
A post office called Breen was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community was named after Dr. Thomas Breen, a local educator.[3] Thomas Breen was accused by Polly Pry for the Denver Post in 1903 of sexual abuse of students and staff at Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School.[4] Specific cases of impregnating a student or staff (documents not clear) were also reported, ending in the child being taken from the mother.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breen, Colorado
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ 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. 11.
- ^ a b Norton, Holly (June 30, 2023). "FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS IN COLORADO: 1880-1920". History Colorado. Colorado State Government. p. 63.
External links[edit]
Media related to Breen, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
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37°11′33″N 108°04′40″W / 37.19250°N 108.07778°W
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