by Charles W. Bowman
HISTORY
OF THE
ARKANSAS VALLEY
COLORADO
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
O.L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS
186 Dearborn Street
1881
O.L. BASKIN
NELSON MILLETT
he information on this site was taken from the book "History of the
Arkansas Valley", published by O.L. Baskin & Co. in 1881. This history
pertains only to the portion of the book covering Bent County, and was
written by Charles W. Bowman, editor and proprietor of the West Las
Animas Leader, a paper he founded in 1873. When Charles wrote this
history Bent County was a very large county, encompassing portions or
all of what is now Prowers, Bent, Otero, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln and
Crowley Counties. You are welcome to read the entire history by clicking
on "Next Page" or in sections by navigating the index.
Chapter I - Geography
Chapter II - The Beginners
Chapter III - Other Pioneers - The Indians and the Military
Chapter IV - Kit Carson
Chapter V - Las Animas Grant
Chapter VI - The Sand Creek Massacre
Chapter VII - Events of 1865 - 1868
Chapter VIII - New Towns and Railroads
Chapter IX - Fragments
Biographical
