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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Model, Colorado

 
Clickable Map of Las Animas 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 Las Animas County, CO (60) Baca County, CO (2) Bent County, CO (9) Costilla County, CO (27) Huerfano County, CO (6) Otero County, CO (25) Pueblo County, CO (40) Colfax County, NM (24) Union County, NM (26)  LasAnimasCounty(60) Las Animas County (60)  BacaCounty(2) Baca County (2)  BentCounty(9) Bent County (9)  CostillaCounty(27) Costilla County (27)  HuerfanoCounty(6) Huerfano County (6)  OteroCounty(25) Otero County (25)  PuebloCounty(40) Pueblo County (40)  ColfaxCountyNew Mexico(24) Colfax County (24)  UnionCounty(26) Union County (26)
Trinidad is the county seat for Las Animas County
Model is in Las Animas County
Las Animas County (60)  
ADJACENT TO LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
Baca County (2)  
Bent County (9)  
Costilla County (27)  
Huerfano County (6)  
Otero County (25)  
Pueblo County (40)  
Colfax County, New Mexico (24)  
Union County, New Mexico (26)  
 
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1 Colorado, Las Animas County, Model — In Memory of the Crewmen
On the morning of 21 August 1944, two B-24 Liberator Bombers collided in mid-air and plunged to earth killing eighteen men. Crew of 42-51517 Lt. Horace M. Jenkins, Cheyenne, WY Capt. Royal J. Brock, Columbus, OH Lt. Clair A.Clark, . . . Map (db m77885) HM WM
2 Colorado, Las Animas County, Model — The Santa Fe Trail
Trail of Commerce The heavily laden freight wagons traveled in parallel columns to minimize dust and for convenience when circling the wagons at night or when danger threatened. A circle of wagons provided a fine defensive position. But the . . . Map (db m77883) HM
3 Colorado, Las Animas County, Model — Whoopee Ti-Yi-Yo...
Bent's Ranch on the Purgatoire River In the fall of 1846, William Bent, supervising partner of Bent's Fort, selected a site on the Purgatoire River, about five miles downstream from here, to create one of Colorado's first farming-ranching . . . Map (db m77886) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Aug. 29, 2026