Bowen, Las Animas County, Colorado

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Bowen is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

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History

The Aylmer, Colorado, post office opened on March 23, 1900. [1] On August 7, 1902, an explosion of dust ignited by giant powder at the Bowen Mine killed 13 people. [2] The precise location of the town site is unknown to the GNIS, [3] but newspaper articles reporting the 1902 Bowen Mine Explosion place the town "about a quarter of a mile below the mine", [4] [5] near Trinidad.

The name of the Aylmer, Colorado, post office was changed to Bowen on September 18, 1906, and it remained in operation until January 15, 1929. [1] The community took the name of Thomas F. Bowen, the owner of the Bowen Mine and a state legislator. [6]

The 1911 Colorado Business Directory described the town as "Coal mining town and station", population 200, on the Colorado and Southern Railway. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  2. ↑ Sherard, Gerald E. (2006). "Pre-1963 Colorado Mining Disasters" (PDF). Denver Public Library. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen (historical)
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Mine
  5. ↑ See, e.g. "Mine Disaster at Bowen, Colo". Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. August 8, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "1911 Colorado Business Directory, Bowen, Las Animas County". The Gazeteer Publishing Co. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via US Genweb Archives.


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