Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lamar, Colorado
Lamar is the county seat for Prowers County
Lamar is in Prowers County
Prowers County(25) ► ADJACENT TO PROWERS COUNTY Baca County(2) ► Bent County(7) ► Kiowa County(31) ► Greeley County, Kansas(1) ► Hamilton County, Kansas(3) ► Stanton County, Kansas(7) ►
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Near Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the left when traveling north.
An area along the Arkansas River bottoms, 45 miles westward from a point 20 miles east of Lamar was known as “The Big Timbers” during the “Building of the West.” Big Timbers received its name from giant cottonwoods which flanked both banks of the . . . — — Map (db m213689) HM
On Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50/287Scenic .
Indian Artifacts Our artifacts date from Paleo Indians to the last of the Cheyenne and Arapaho in the region. The Sand Creek collection includes bullets, arrowheads, cannonball fragments and campsite artifacts. It is the largest display . . . — — Map (db m213692) HM
Near Main Street (U.S. 50) at E. Beech Street, on the right when traveling north.
Location, Location, Location
Thousands of caravans used the Santa Fe Trail between 1821 and 1880. The trail clung close to the Arkansas River for hundreds of miles across the open plains. The Arkansas Valley offered gentle terrain . . . — — Map (db m106937) HM
On Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50/287Scenic .
John Martin Reservoir The Southeast Colorado region, including the Big Timbers area, was once a great inland sea. The first transportation routes across the Santa Fe Trail were established by prehistoric migrating groups that . . . — — Map (db m213693) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 287/385) just north of East Oak Street, on the right when traveling north.
So read the article's headlines in the Lamar Daily News, September 27,1935. The Holland windmill built in the early 1930's in the backyard of the home of businessman Floyd M. Wilson on East Parmenter Street, Lamar, was featured as the garden's . . . — — Map (db m213849) HM
Near State Highway 287 just north of Scenic U.S. 50/287, on the left when traveling north.
In honor to all soldiers alive and fallen for your devotion and sacrifices with Iraqi Freedom ———————————————— We Americans thank you God bless our heroes God bless America Frank Alonzo • Robert L. Pummill Sr. • Sgt. Andrew Alonzo USMC U.S. . . . — — Map (db m213755) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 50) at E. Beech Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
(Front Panel)
N.S.D.A.R. Memorial
to the
Pioneer Mothers
of the
Covered Wagon Days
(Right Side Panel)
A place of historical lore noted for Indian lodges; shelter from storm and heat; food supply for beast; bivouac . . . — — Map (db m106897) HM
Near Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the right when traveling west.
The Story Begins… in 1922 when Mrs. John Trigg Moss representing the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Harry Truman joined forces to petition Congress to designate a "National Old Trails Road," . . . — — Map (db m213698) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 50) 0.3 miles south of Colorado Highway 196, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Santa Fe Trail was the main trade route between Franklin MO and Santa Fe NM. The main part of the trail was 780 miles long. Thousands of freight wagons rumbled along the trail each year, except for the winter months. The trail passes several . . . — — Map (db m106939) HM
On Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50/287Scenic .
The Heart of the Old West Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway is an 188 mile portion of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail designated as one of America's Byways and a Colorado Scenic Byway. The entire Santa Fe Trail begins in . . . — — Map (db m213699) HM
On Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50/287Scenic .
The Santa Fe Trail passed through present Lamar a quarter-mile south of this sign. In 1821 it became America's first international commercial highway, and for sixty years it was one of the nation's great routes of commerce and westward expansion. . . . — — Map (db m213700) HM
Near Main Street (U.S. 50) at E. Beech Street, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to Colorado
Colorado’s vast plains, rugged mountains, and grand plateaus, so magnificent in their beauty and variety, seem at times to overshadow the state’s history and people. But look closely. The story of Colorado is every . . . — — Map (db m106936) HM
