Colfax

Colfax may refer to:

Historical events

  • Colfax massacre, an 1873 incident in Colfax, Louisiana
  • Colfax County War in New Mexico in 1876 between settlers and the Santa Fe Ring
  • 1958 Colfax, Wisconsin tornado outbreak which killed at least 28 people
  • People with the surname Colfax

  • Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), politician and 17th Vice President of the United States
  • William Colfax (1756–1838), American soldier in the Revolutionary War
  • Places in North America

    In Canada:

  • Colfax, Saskatchewan
  • In the United States:

  • Colfax, California
  • Colfax High School (California) in Colfax, California
  • Colfax, Illinois
  • Colfax, Indiana
  • Colfax, Iowa
  • Colfax, Louisiana
  • Colfax High School was consolidated into Grant High School in Dry Prong, Louisiana
  • Colfax, North Carolina
  • Colfax, North Dakota
  • Colfax, Washington
    • Colfax High School
  • Colfax High School
  • Colfax (town), Wisconsin
  • Colfax, Wisconsin
  • Colfax, Louisiana

    Colfax is the largest town and parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town, founded in 1869, is named for the vice president of the United States, Schuyler M. Colfax, who served in the first term of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, for whom the parish is named. Colfax is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,659 at the 2000 census.

    The first weekend of November Colfax hosts the annual Louisiana Pecan Festival, an outgrowth of the centennial celebration of the town held in 1969. The festival, which draws large crowds to Colfax, includes a parade, fireworks, carnival rides, music, and the unveiling of Miss Louisiana Pecan Festival and her court. Pecans are sold whole, cracked, or shelled in bags of ten, fifteen, or twenty pounds and may also be purchased in pie or brittle form.

    History

    Colfax was settled by European Americans as a Red River port within Rapides Parish. Prior to the American Civil War, it was known as "Calhoun's Landing," named for the cotton and sugar planter Meredith Calhoun, a native of South Carolina. Calhoun also published the former National Democrat newspaper in Colfax.

    Colfax (Amtrak station)

    Amtrak's Colfax Station is in Colfax, California. It is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st Century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. The platform is movable to accommodate Union Pacific rotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform 8 inches above top of rail.

    Between January 1, 1998 – February 13, 2000 a single round-trip of the Capitol Corridor terminated at Colfax. This service ended because of low ridership.

    In FY2012 Colfax was the 69th-busiest of Amtrak's 74 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 12 passengers daily.

    Platforms and tracks

    References

    External links

  • Amtrak – Stations – Colfax, CA
  • Amtrak Stations Database
  • Amtrak California
  • Colfax (COX)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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    Colorado Blvd. partially closed in Denver due to crash south of Colfax Ave.

    Fox31 Denver 22 Mar 2025
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    Alexandria woman accused in 2024 death of Colfax man rejects 30-year plea offer

    Town Talk 20 Mar 2025
    An Alexandria woman facing a manslaughter charge in the 2024 death of a Colfax man has rejected a plea bargain offer, according to online Rapides Parish Clerk of Court records.

    Greensboro City Council approves annexation, rezoning for Pulte Homes' 70-home subdivision in Colfax

    Business Journal 19 Mar 2025
    Pulte is one of the busiest homebuilders in the Triad after it returned to the area in 2021 ... .

    Colfax County Veterans Memorial seeing progress, adding bronze eagle in coming weeks

    The Columbus Telegram 13 Mar 2025
    Colfax County Veterans Memorial eyeing installation date for bronze eagle on memorial, getting closer to goal ... .

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    Denver Post 13 Mar 2025
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    AREA ROUNDUP: Late rally falls short as Colfax bows in boys basketball...

    Moscow-Pullman Daily News 08 Mar 2025
    SPOKANE — A dramatic fourth-quarter rally by fourth-seeded Colfax came up just short in a 59-56 Washington Class 2B boys basketball state tournament semifinal defeat against No ... “We needed one more minute,” Colfax coach Reece Jenkin said.

    State B Boys roundup: Vance Coyner helps Freeman outlast NWC in overtime; Reardan, Colfax also advance

    The Spokesman-Review 07 Mar 2025
    (4) Colfax 58, (11) Okanogan 50 ... Jayce Kelly added 16 points while Ledger Kelly grabbed 12 rebounds for defending champion Colfax, which plays top-seeded Columbia (Burbank) in a semifinal Friday at 3.45 p.m.

    56-year-old man’s disappearance from Colfax 9 years ago deemed suspicious

    The Spokesman-Review 06 Mar 2025
    The Colfax Police Department and Washington Attorney General’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating a 56-year-old man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in 2016, according to a police news release Wednesday.

    State 2B boys: Colfax returns to the Arena for title defense after much roster turnover

    The Spokesman-Review 05 Mar 2025
    At this time last year, the Colfax Bulldogs were in the midst of closing out a season that ended with a 2B State boys basketball championship, outlasting three teams that entered the bracket with an unbeaten record ... Colfax (23-3), the No.

    Italian restaurant on Colfax closing this month

    Business Journal 04 Mar 2025
    The restaurant opened in 2021 in a former muffler shop ... .
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