Nunn, Colorado History
A post office called Nunn has been in operation since 1905.[ 7] The town was named after William Silas Nunn, who was credited with preventing[ when? ] a nearby train wreck.[ 8]
Economy
Nunn is the home of Greenfaith Ministry, the nation's first cannabis sacrament church and charity.[ 10]
About a third of the town's budget is generated by citations written by its police department.[ 11]
References
1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities" . State of Colorado , Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007 .
↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations" . State of Colorado , Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007 .
↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020 .
↑ "Nunn" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 1, 2026 .
1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Nunn town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023 .
↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" . United States Postal Service . Archived from the original (JavaScript /HTML ) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2007 .
↑ "Post offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016 .
↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 37.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
↑ "Another Tax Exempt Marijuana Church" . Forbes . Retrieved June 27, 2015 .
↑ Jones, Tim (October 22, 2015). "Police Agencies Fold in St. Louis Area as Ticket Blitzes Stop" . Bloomberg. Retrieved October 23, 2015 .