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Bowen, Colorado (Las Animas County)
Bowen is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The 1911 Colorado Business Directory describes the town as "Coal mining town and station", population 200, on the Colorado and Southern Railway. On 7 August 1902 an explosion of dust ignited by giant powder at the Bowen Mine killed 13 people. The precise location of the town site is unknown to the GNIS, but newspaper articles reporting the 1902 Bowen Mine Explosion place the town "about a quarter of a mile below the mine", near Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos .... A post office called Bowen was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1929. The community had the name of Thomas F. Bowen, a state legislator. References Ghost towns in Colorado Geography of Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Animas County, Colorado
Las Animas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,555. The county seat is Trinidad. The county takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Purgatoire River, originally called ''El Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purgatorio'', which means "River of the Lost Souls in Purgatory." Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.06%) is water. It is the largest county by area in Colorado. Adjacent counties * Otero County - north *Pueblo County - north * Bent County - northeast *Baca County - east *Union County, New Mexico - south *Colfax County, New Mexico - southwest *Costilla County- west * Huerfano County - northwest Major highways * Interstate 25 * * * U.S. Highway 160 * U.S. Highway 350 * State Highway 12 * State Highway 109 * State Highway 389 Protected areas *Comanche National Grassland *Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area * James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the eighth most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The 2020 United States census enumerated the population of Colorado at 5,773,714, an increase of 14.80% since the 2010 United States census. The region has been inhabited by Native Americans and their ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly much longer. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major migration route for early peoples who spread throughout the Americas. "''Colorado''" is the Spanish adjective meaning "ruddy", the color of the Fountain Formation outcroppings found up and down the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and on August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulyss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado And Southern Railway
The Colorado and Southern Railway was an American Class I railroad in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908, then as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981. The railway began as the consolidation of bankrupt railroads in 1898. The Colorado Central Railroad and Cheyenne and Northern Railway were brought together to form the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway in 1890. When Union Pacific went bankrupt in 1893 they were separated from the Union Pacific and united with the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway and others, by Frank Trumbull to form the Colorado and Southern Railroad in 1898. In 1908 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bought control of the C&S. It would later merge into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981. At the end of 1970 it operated 692 miles of road on 1116 miles of track; that year it reported of revenue freight. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GNIS
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded. Each feature receives a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad, Colorado
Trinidad is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8,329 as of the 2020 census. Trinidad lies north of Raton, New Mexico, and south of Denver. It is on the historic Santa Fe Trail. History Early Trinidad was first explored by Spanish and Mexican traders, who liked its proximity to the Santa Fe Trail. It was founded in 1862 soon after coal was discovered in the region. This led to an influx of immigrants eager to capitalize on this natural resource. By the late 1860s, the town had about 1,200 residents. Trinidad was officially incorporated in 1876, just a few months before Colorado became a state. In 1878 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway reached Trinidad, making it easier for goods to be shipped from distant locations. In the 1880s Trinidad became home to a number of well-known people, including Bat Masterson, who briefly served as the town's marshal in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bowen may refer to: Places Australia * Bowen, Queensland, a town * Bowen Hills, Queensland, a suburb ** Bowen Hills railway station, a railway station in Bowen Hills ** Bowen Park, Brisbane, a park in Bowen Hills * Bowen Bridge, crossing the Derwent River in Tasmania United States * Bowen, Colorado (Las Animas County) * Bowen, Colorado (Rio Grande County) * Bowen, Illinois * Bowen, Missouri * Bowen, Nebraska * Bowen, West Virginia Other places * Bowen, Mendoza, a district in the General Alvear Department, Argentina * Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada * Bowen Road, Hong Kong * Bowen's Court, County Cork, Ireland * Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria * Bowen Secondary School, a secondary school in Hougang, Singapore Lakes * Bowen Lake, a lake in Alberta, Canada * Lake Bowen, a lake in South Carolina, U.S. Other * Bowen (crater), a lunar crater * Bowen (surname) * Bowen knot, an emblem * Bowen ratio, used to describe energy flux * Bowen technique, an alternative massage t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Towns In Colorado
This is a list of some ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no exhaustive list can realistically be produced. __TOC__ Colorado ghost towns Most Colorado ghost towns were abandoned for the following reasons: *Mining towns were abandoned when the mines closed; many due to the devaluation of silver in 1893. *Mill towns were abandoned when the mining towns they serviced closed. *Farming towns on the eastern plains were often deserted due to rural depopulation. *Coal towns were abandoned when the coal (or the need for it) ran out. *Stage stops were abandoned when the railroad came through. *Rail stops were deserted when the railroad changed routes or abandoned the spurs. Others were abandoned for more unusual reasons. Some were resort towns which never brought in enough tourists. One or two former townsites are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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