Chama, Colorado#History
{{About|the unincorporated community in Costilla County, Colorado|the unincorporated community in Huerfano County|Chama, Huerfano County, Colorado}}
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Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.
History
Chama is located in the Rio Culebra valley which is part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was awarded to the family of Carlos Beaubien in 1843 by the government of New Mexico. The town of Chama was established by settlers from Chamita, New Mexico, in 1860. The Chama Post Office opened on May 3, 1907.{{cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. |author2=James L. Ozment|author3=John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 | publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum |location=Denver, Co.| year = 1990 | isbn = 0-918654-42-4 |lccn= 90-034759}} The Chama school was taken down between the years of 1999 and 2001.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Costilla County, Colorado