Naming Breckenridge https://breckhistory.org/tag/naming-breckenridge/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:39:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://breckhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-BreckHistoryLogo-1-jpg-32x32.webp Naming Breckenridge https://breckhistory.org/tag/naming-breckenridge/ 32 32 The Naming of Breckenridge https://breckhistory.org/the-history-of-breckenridge-co-the-naming-of-breckenridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-breckenridge-co-the-naming-of-breckenridge Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:06:40 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=423 How did Breckenridge get its name?  Historians have debated this for decades.  Researchers have studied documents looking for the truth.  Two stories emerge--both have elements of truth.  Some think that John Cabell Breckinridge, who served as vice-president under James Buchanan before retiring to the U.S. Senate representing Kentucky after his term as vice-president ended, is the namesake.  Others say the name came from Thomas E. Breckenridge, a member of the 1845 and 1848 Fremont expeditions.  Bill Fountain studied the documents and put the pieces of the puzzle together.

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]]> Breckinridge or Breckenridge https://breckhistory.org/breckinridge-or-breckenridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breckinridge-or-breckenridge Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:15:49 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/breckinridge-or-breckenridge/ Where did Breckenridge, Colorado get its name? Every town has its origin story.

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