Roggen,_Colorado

Roggen, Colorado

Roggen, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Roggen is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Roggen Post Office has the ZIP Code 80652.[2]

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A post office called Roggen has been in operation since 1883.[3] The community most likely derives its name from Edward P. Roggin, a Nebraska legislator.[4]

Geography

Roggen is located at 40°10′06″N 104°22′18″W (40.168380,-104.371662).

Roggen plays a minor part in Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears. Terrorists purchase a safe house near Roggen in preparation for attacking the Super Bowl being played in Denver.

Roggen is the topic of a creepypasta about an archaeological expedition sponsored by the fictional company "Candlelight Co."

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. [4]
    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. 43.
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