Delagua, Colorado

Delagua is an extinct town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town site is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Aguilar. It served as a company-owned coal-mining town for the Victor-American Fuel Company. The Delagua post office operated from April 30, 1903, until May 31, 1954.

Delagua, Colorado
The Delagua site and County Road 44
Delagua
Delagua
Coordinates: 37.3400°N 104.6630°W / 37.3400; -104.6630 (Delaqua)
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountyLas Animas
Elevation
6,686 ft (2,038 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Highwaysnone

Delagua is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the water" (and it refers to the 'canon of the water'). Delagua was incorporated as a town in 1903, and its post office opened the same year. The Colorado and Southeastern Railway was extended to serve the mine and town.

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