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Historical Markers in Holly

 
Clickable Map of Prowers County, Colorado and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Prowers County, CO (30) Baca County, CO (2) Bent County, CO (9) Kiowa County, CO (31) Greeley County, KS (1) Hamilton County, KS (3) Stanton County, KS (7)  ProwersCounty(30) Prowers County (30)  BacaCounty(2) Baca County (2)  BentCounty(9) Bent County (9)  KiowaCounty(31) Kiowa County (31)  GreeleyCountyKansas(1) Greeley County (1)  HamiltonCounty(3) Hamilton County (3)  StantonCounty(7) Stanton County (7)
Lamar is the county seat for Prowers County
Holly is in Prowers County
Prowers County (30)  ►
ADJACENT TO PROWERS COUNTY
Baca County (2)  ►
Bent County (9)  ►
Kiowa County (31)  ►
Greeley County, Kansas (1)  ►
Hamilton County, Kansas (3)  ►
Stanton County, Kansas (7)  ►
 
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1 ► Colorado, Prowers County, Holly — Arkansas River —
For centuries the Arkansas was a divided river. Indian nations waged ongoing battles over this life-sustaining resource, vying for access to its water and its fertile hunting grounds. Over time an uneasy balance emerged — the Kiowas, Comanches„ and . . . — — Map (db m289599) HM
2 ► Colorado, Prowers County, Holly — Explore Santa Fe Trail History —
From cattle kings to cowboys and cow towns to hell on wheels railroad camps, this portion of the Santa Fe Trail encompasses all of the legends of America's Old West. Hiram S. Holly, town founder, arrived here in 1871 with 1,300 cattle. His 50,000 . . . — — Map (db m289600) HM
3 ► Colorado, Prowers County, Holly — Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway — Colorado — The Mountain Branch —
The Heart of the Old West Colorado's portion of the Santa Fe Trail is a 184-mile section of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. It is designated as one of America's Byways and a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway. The trail begins in Missouri . . . — — Map (db m289642) HM
4 ► Colorado, Prowers County, Holly — Trail City —
At frontier towns where are centered many cattle… there are always to be found a number of bad characters, both male and female; of the very worst class in the universe, such as have fallen below the level of the lowest type of the brute . . . — — Map (db m289598) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026