Las Animas, Co.
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N 38° 03.898 W 103° 14.065
13S E 654882 N 4214494
This Welcome sign is on the Northeast corner of Nelson Park - it is on the west side of Las Animas, Colorado.
Waymark Code: WMFJRA
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2012
Views: 1
This welcome sign is a wood and metal construction in the design of a covered wagon. This is quite appropriate as Las Animas was the final home of Kit Carson, the burial place of William Bent; the owner of Bent's Old Fort - 4 miles west of town, and the Santa Fe Trail went through town.
The sign is supported by two wooden 2 x 4's. The bed of the wagon is three 1 x 8 boards painted a brick red, two metal wagon wheels are attached to the 2 x 4's and also painted the same brick red. The wagon cover is a sheet of plywood that has been cut into the wagon cover design. The text reads:
Welcome to Las Animas
(picture of a cowboy on resting on the word Animas)
Visit Boggsville - Last home of Kit Carson
(Boggsville is a historical area just south of Las Animas)
Old Trail Art Gallery at Traffic Light
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