Caddoa is an
unincorporated community
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in
Bent County,
Colorado
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, United States. The
U.S. Post Office
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at
Hasty (
ZIP Code 81044) now serves Caddoa postal addresses.
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A post office called Caddoa was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1954. The community takes its name from nearby Caddoa Creek.
Caddoa District, from the construction of ]John Martin Reservoir
John Martin Reservoir is a reservoir on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. John Martin Reservoir State Park lies on its shor ...
, moved to Caddoa from the Tucumcari District after the Conchas Project finished.
Geography
Caddoa is located at (38.047821,-102.963352).
Notable people
* Vena Pointer, Colorado's first female water lawyer and member of the 1933 Caddoa Commission.
John Wesley Prowers
John Wesley Prowers (January 29, 1838 – February 14, 1884) was an American trader, cattle rancher, legislator, and businessman in the territory and state of Colorado. Married to Amache Prowers, a Cheyenne woman, his father-in-law was a Cheyenne ...
, who operated a stagecoach station at his home in Caddoa.Brigadier General
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in the United States Army
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, who was in charge of the John Martin Reservoir project.
See also
References
Bibliography
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Unincorporated communities in Bent County, Colorado
Unincorporated communities in Colorado