The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named for the Kiowa people. Settled in 1859, it was originally named "Wendling" after an early settler. It was called "Middle Kiowa" from the 1860s until 1912, when it was incorporated and the word "Middle" was dropped. It became the county seat of Elbert County in 1874. Kiowa suffered from major flooding in 1935.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kiowa’s history is told.
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Kiowa, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Kiowa is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kiowa has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First National Bank of Elizabeth in Elizabeth, 7.4 miles away.
Kiowa and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.