First Homesteaders of BACA County - Campo, CO
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condor1
N 37° 06.092 W 102° 34.765
13S E 715104 N 4108877
This pair of Dedication Sculptures sit on the South end of Campo, CO along Main St. (On the west side of the road) They are next to the "Welcome To Campo" sign
Waymark Code: WM960H
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2010
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The area now known as Baca County is part of the country that was claimed by Spain in 1541 and by 1823 it was claimed by Mexico.
In 1836 it was part of the Republic of Texas and still part of Texas when Texas was admitted to the Union in 1845.
In 1845 it was part of Kansas Territory and not until 1861 was it part of Colorado Territory. It was part of Las Animas County at the time that Colorado entered the Union in 1876.
The act of the Colorado Legislature in 1889 made Baca a county of its own.
Baca County occupies the South East corner of the state of Colorado. The border to the east is Kansas and the border to the south is Oklahoma.
The present road system passes through Baca County. Highway U.S. 287 is a north and south highway that connects Denver, Colorado to Amarillo, Texas. U.S. 160 is a east and west connection from Dodge City, Kansas to Durango, Colorado.
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