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Tuesday ceremony to celebrate Old Dillon Schoolhouse joining state register of historic properties

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Christy Nelson, local historian and "school-marm" rings the bell at Dillon's historic 1883 one-room school house on Thursday, Aug. 22.
Christy Nelson, a local historian, rings the bell at Dillon's historic 1883 one-room school house on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. The schoolhouse joined the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties this year, and a ceremony Tuesday will celebrate its addition.
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The Summit County Historical Society will unveil plaques commemorating the Old Dillon Schoolhouse as a part of the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties on Tuesday, July 1, at 3:30 p.m.

A historical society news release stated Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie and state Sen. Dylan Roberts will attend the ceremony. The register includes places significant to Colorado’s culture that are deemed worthy of preservation for the future education and enjoyment of residents and visitors, the release stated.

The ceremony will be at the Old Dillon Schoolhouse at 403 La Bonte Street.

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