Carbonate County, Colorado facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Carbonate County
Former county
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	February 8, 1879
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)

Carbonate County was a special area, like a district, in the state of Colorado. It was quite unique because it only existed for two days in 1879! This county was created when another area, Lake County, was given a new name.

A County's Short Story

On February 8, 1879, the Colorado General Assembly decided to change the name of Lake County to Carbonate County. The Colorado General Assembly is like the state's main law-making group. They are the ones who create and change laws for Colorado.

Just two days later, on February 10, 1879, the same group made another big change. They decided to split Carbonate County into two new parts. One part became a brand new area called Chaffee County. The other part went back to being called Lake County again.

So, Carbonate County had a very short life as a name on the map! It was a quick change that helped create new county boundaries in Colorado.

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