Granada - Granada, CO
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Outspoken1
N 38° 03.760 W 102° 18.562
13S E 736050 N 4216186
Brief history of Granada, CO
Waymark Code: WM8X58
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2010
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The sign reads:
GRANADA
Founded July 4, 1873
Site of Colonel William Bent's Trading Post 1844. Between 1864-1895, it is estimated over 10 million heads of "Texas Longhorns" were driven through this section of the state by over 40,000 cowboys. End of the Santa Fe Railroad 1873-1875. Historic trails and wagon routes into Granada: Old Santa Fe Trail, Granada Santa Fe Wagon Road, Navajo Trail. Outlaws who were in and out of old Granada include Dave Mathews, Charles White, Doc Holiday, "Chalk" Benson, Frank Boggs, George Corry, Clay Allison, Jack Allen, Charles Bassett, Ben Thompson, Ed "Bat" Masterson. Calamity Jane was a resident of Granada in 1874-1876. In 1886 Fred Harvey moved his XY Ranch to old Granada to produce beef for his famed Harvey Houses. In 1942 Camp Amache Japanese Relocation Center was opened and closed in 1946. June 16, 1973 Granada celebrated it 100th year.
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
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County or City: Granada
Date Dedicated: Unknown
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