Kit Carson’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Kit Carson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was established in 1838 and was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson.
Located near the site where Carson traded with the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians on the Eastern Plains, the town developed into a regional trade and supply outpost and served as an important hub for the Union Pacific railroad. By the 1870s, it was one of the largest shipping points for cattle between Denver and Kansas City.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Kit Carson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kit Carson’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewColorado [Adams County - Las Anim…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Kit Carson, decade by decade
![Colorado [Adams County - Las Animas County (part)]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/1765/94b581474ac47c54ef2f-s.jpg)
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Colorado [Adams County - Las Animas County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.