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Burlington in Kit Carson County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Kit Carson County Carousel

 
 
Kit Carson County Carousel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 30, 2011
1. Kit Carson County Carousel Marker
Inscription. Kit Carson County Carousel has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America, 1987, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.
 
Erected 1987 by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.
 
Location. 39° 18.536′ N, 102° 16.241′ W. Marker is in Burlington, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. It is at the intersection of Colorado Ave. and 15th Street on Colorado Ave.. This marker is located at the Carousel in the Kt Carson County Fair Grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burlington CO 80807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Plains. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the
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Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Carousel #6 (a few steps from this marker); Burlington County Colorado Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Our Community Welcomes You (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Early People (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Open Range (approx. 0.9 miles away); What's In a Name (approx. one mile away); The Dust Bowl Years (approx. one mile away); As the Dust Settled (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.
 
Also see . . .  Kit Carson County Carousel. (Submitted on August 8, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Kit Carson County Carousel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 30, 2011
2. Kit Carson County Carousel Marker
Kit Carson County Carousel and Museum Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 30, 2011
3. Kit Carson County Carousel and Museum Sign
Kit Carson County Carousel Popcorn Wagon image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, June 30, 2011
4. Kit Carson County Carousel Popcorn Wagon
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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