Kiowa County, Colorado Genealogy

Interesting Facts

Interesting Colorado Facts

• Statehood: August 1, 1876
• Name Origin: The State of Colorado gets its name from the Colorado River which flows through red canyons. In Spanish,
  "Colorado" means the color red.
• Nickname: Centennial State
• Capital: Denver
• Motto: Nothing Without Providence
• State Bird: Lark Bunting
• State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
• State Animal: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
• State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
• State Fossil: Stegosaurus
• Highest Elevation: Mount Elbert which is 14,433 feet above sea level.

Kiowa County Facts

• County formation: formed from part of Bent County by an act of the State Legislature in 1889. Governor Cooper signed
  the bill on April 11, 1889.
• Origin of Name: Named for the Kiowa Indians. The Kiowa's used eastern Colorado as a summer hunting ground. Also,
  Kiowa Springs, four of five miles south of Eads, was a watering place on the stage road from Fort Lyons to Goodland, KS.
• County Seat: originally the town of Sheridan Lake; in 1902 the County seat was moved to Eads.
• Brandon Observatory: Observatory built to observe the total eclipse of the sun on June 8, 1918.
• Smallest Jail in the U.S.?: The old Haswell jailhouse.