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'''Keota''' is a mostly abandoned town located on the [[prairie]] in the [[Pawnee National Grasslands]] in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. |
'''Keota''' is a mostly abandoned town located on the [[prairie]] in the [[Pawnee National Grasslands]] in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. |
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Elevation is 4961' above sea level. 'Keota' is an Indian word meaning "Gone to visit" or "The fire goes out". It was a station stop on the 'Old Prairie Dog Express" on the Colorado-Wyoming Division of the Burlington-Missouri Railroad. Keota was established as a homestead in 1880 by two sisters, Mary and Eva Beardsley and sold to the Lincoln Land and Cattle Co. in 1888. The railroad (used mainly for cattle shipping) was abandoned and the trackage removed in 1975. The Dean Bivens family, who maintained the roads, are the last two residents and will be moving in September, 1999. Keota lost its incorporated status in 1990. There were four different newspapers at four different times from 1908-1975. The last operating post office closed in 1890. The school foundation is still there and was established in 1888 and closed in sometime in the 1930's.. |
Elevation is 4961' above sea level. 'Keota' is an Indian word meaning "Gone to visit" or "The fire goes out". It was a station stop on the 'Old Prairie Dog Express" on the Colorado-Wyoming Division of the Burlington-Missouri Railroad. Keota was established as a homestead in 1880 by two sisters, Mary and Eva Beardsley and sold to the Lincoln Land and Cattle Co. in 1888. |
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Keota is located approximately 50 miles east of Greeley on County Road 103. Pawnee Buttes is located nearby, a pair of prominent sandstone escarpments which are significant nesting areas for hawks, falcons ad eagles. |
Keota is located approximately 50 miles east of Greeley on County Road 103. Pawnee Buttes is located nearby, a pair of prominent sandstone escarpments which are significant nesting areas for hawks, falcons ad eagles. |
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Keota is a mostly abandoned town located on the prairie in the Pawnee National Grasslands in Weld County in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Elevation is 4961' above sea level. 'Keota' is an Indian word meaning "Gone to visit" or "The fire goes out". It was a station stop on the 'Old Prairie Dog Express" on the Colorado-Wyoming Division of the Burlington-Missouri Railroad. Keota was established as a homestead in 1880 by two sisters, Mary and Eva Beardsley and sold to the Lincoln Land and Cattle Co. in 1888. <gallery> Image:100 3287.jpg|Abandoned building with water towner in foreground. The railroad (used mainly for cattle shipping) was abandoned and the trackage removed in 1975. The Dean Bivens family, who maintained the roads, are the last two residents and will be moving in September, 1999. Keota lost its incorporated status in 1990. There were four different newspapers at four different times from 1908-1975. The last operating post office closed in 1890. The school foundation is still there and was established in 1888 and closed in sometime in the 1930's..
Keota is located approximately 50 miles east of Greeley on County Road 103. Pawnee Buttes is located nearby, a pair of prominent sandstone escarpments which are significant nesting areas for hawks, falcons ad eagles.
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