Crestone, Colorado
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The Town of Crestone is a statutory town in Saguache County, Colorado. According to the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 141. Crestone is located at the foot of the western slope o
Welcome sign on Birch Street,
Galena Avenue June 1901
Approach to Crestone at the east end of Road T. The square topped mountain is Kit Carson Mountain, the peak on the right is Crestone Peak.
Little Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Mission
Maurice Strong
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Maurice Frederick Strong was a Canadian oil and mineral businessman and a diplomat who served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Crestone, Colorado
…Zen center, several Tibetan Buddhist centers, and various New Age activities. Much of this spiritual development was catalyzed by the couple Hanne and Maurice Strong in the 1970s, who set out to make it an interfaith center. Crestone is named for the 14,000-foot peaks that lie just east of the town: Crestone Peak…
Strong, c. 1971
Maurice Strong having received the Four Freedoms Award for Freedom from Want in 2010