Tolland, Colorado

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Tolland is an unincorporated community in Gilpin County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.{{GNIS|181024}}

History

A post office called Tolland was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1944.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 July 2016}} The community was named for the local Toll family, of which Jack Toll and Isabelle Toll are members.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=55|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=49}}

References

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{{Gilpin County, Colorado}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Gilpin County, Colorado

Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado

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