Bowen, Colorado
Bowen is an extinct town in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The precise location of the town site is unknown to the GNIS.[1]
A post office called Bowen was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1929.[2] The community had the name of Thomas F. Bowen, a state legislator.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen (historical)
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ 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.
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