Bowen, Las Animas County, Colorado
Bowen, Colorado | |
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.jpg) Vintage postcard image of Bowen, Colorado, c. 1911 | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | State of Colorado |
| County | Las Animas County[1] |
Bowen is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.
History
[edit]The Aylmer, Colorado, post office opened on March 23, 1900.[2] On August 7, 1902, an explosion of dust ignited by giant powder at the Bowen Mine killed 13 people.[3] The precise location of the town site is unknown to the GNIS,[4] but newspaper articles reporting the 1902 Bowen Mine Explosion place the town "about a quarter of a mile below the mine",[5][6] near Trinidad.
The name of the Aylmer, Colorado, post office was changed to Bowen on September 18, 1906, and it remained in operation until January 15, 1929.[2] The community took the name of Thomas F. Bowen, the owner of the Bowen Mine and a state legislator.[7]
The 1911 Colorado Business Directory described the town as "Coal mining town and station", population 200, on the Colorado and Southern Railway.[8]
See also
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Sherard, Gerald E. (2006). "Pre-1963 Colorado Mining Disasters" (PDF). Denver Public Library. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Mine
- ^ See, e.g. "Mine Disaster at Bowen, Colo". Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. 8 August 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 10.
- ^ "1911 Colorado Business Directory, Bowen, Las Animas County". The Gazeteer Publishing Co. Retrieved 7 August 2021 – via US Genweb Archives.
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