06/30/2008 05:23AM
The agricultural editor for the New York Tribune, Nathan C. Meeker, dreamed of a Utopian community on the plains northeast of Denver. He spearheaded a drive to form a colony based on cooperation, irrigation, temperance, religion, and education. His efforts were supported by his editor, Horace Greeley
06/23/2008 09:36AM
The fort was located on a plateau about a half mile from the river, which was called "Morgan Flats" This plateau would be in approximately the same location as today's MunicipalSkatePark and Tennis Courts on Railroad Avenue in FortMorgan. This location afforded a wide view of the countryside up and
06/16/2008 09:43AM
In the 1860s and '70s, Hermiston was known as Six Mile House, a sturdy Old West Hotel with bar and brass rail. Along side was a deep, cool well curbed with lava rock and a feed barn for mules and horses. Six Mile House was an overnight stop for trail-weary travelers and freighters.
When the railroads
06/09/2008 12:42PM
Early in 1856, several men living in Columbus, Ohio, dreamed of a bold business venture: the establishment of a town along the route of the proposed transcontinental railway. By March they had formed the "Columbus Town Company". Believing the logical choice for a railroad would be in the wide, flat PlatteValley
06/02/2008 12:41PM
Satanta (pronounced suh-TAN-tuh) is located in Haskell [HS] County in southwest Kansas on Highway 56, which has been designated a Santa Fe Trail auto route. Established in 1912 when the Santa Fe Railroad reached town, Satanta was named after Chief Satanta (Set-t'ainte or White Bear) of the Kiowa Indian
05/28/2008 10:03AM
Hart is at the junction of State Highway 194 and Farm roads 145 and 168, fifteen miles southeast of Dimmitt in southern CastroCounty. It was named for T. W. Hart, who established his ranch headquarters near Running Water Draw in 1899. In the process Hart had his frame house moved on mule-drawn skids
05/19/2008 12:42PM
Stratford, the "TipTopTown in Texas", is situated at the crossroads of two major US highways, U.S. 287 and U.S. 54. Two major railroads also intersect at Stratford, the Santa Fe/ Burlington Northern and the Union Pacific/ Southern Pacific. Quick and Easy access to the metropolitan area of Amarillo
05/12/2008 12:54PM
A rich history and friendly people await visitors as well as prospective businesses to Cozad, Nebraska. Cozad is located in the center of DawsonCounty with deep roots in agriculture and livestock production along with a diversified business and industry base. It is committed to progress and
05/05/2008 08:53AM
Old West
When settlers came to this beautiful setting beside the Arkansas River, they immediately knew how to name their settlement. They nestled their little town in the big bend of the river and called it Great Bend.
Before the white settlers came with their railroads, schools, and settlements
04/28/2008 12:53PM
A 24-year old French nobleman, the Marquis De Mores, founded the town of Medora in April 1883. He named the town for his bride, the former, Medora Von Hoffman, daughter of a wealthy New York City banker.
The Marquis de Mores arrived in the valley a few weeks after the abandonment of Badlands