[south side]TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ELBERT COUNTY WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Thank you for your service! You took an oath and did your duty and America remains free. So, please, . . . — — Map (db m289197) WM
Frontier Communication.
Kiowa was originally named after its postmaster, Henry Wendling. Such identifications were common among Colorado’s frontier hamlets, where the post office often was the town. Widely dispersed settlers would congregate . . . — — Map (db m45754) HM
Kiowa Creek, which runs through Kiowa (Peaceful) Valley, begins 20 miles south of here at the Platte River - Arkansas River Divide and winds north to the South Platte River. This valley contains petrified wood from ancient forests, fossils of . . . — — Map (db m289198) HM
Erected by Pioneer Women of Colorado 1939 A.D. in memory of pioneers massacred by Indians. 1864 A.D. Hungate, Nathan W. and Ellen and Children Laura V., Florence V. 1868 A.D. Dietemann, Henrietta and son John, Louis Alma, Joseph Bledsoe — — Map (db m45748) HM
Trail Under Siege Indians of Colorado’s High Plains
Kiowa and Comanche Indians migrated to these prairies in the 1700s, followed by Cheyennes and Arapahos in the early 1800s. The region’s vast grasslands, thick bison herds, and brisk fur . . . — — Map (db m275518) HM
