Breen, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, U.S.

Breen, SH 140, and the Breen Community Building, August 2019

Breen is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

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

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breen, Colorado
  2. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Norton, Holly (June 30, 2023). "FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS IN COLORADO: 1880-1920". History Colorado. Colorado State Government. p. 63.

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37°11′33″N 108°04′40″W / 37.19250°N 108.07778°W / 37.19250; -108.07778


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