Greenwood County, Colorado Territory

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Greenwood County was a county of the Territory of Colorado that existed for four years from 1870 to 1874.

History[]

On November 2, 1870, the Colorado General Assembly created Greenwood County from former Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal land and the eastern portion of Huerfano County. It was named for , Chief of the Kansas Pacific Railway surveys to the Pacific. Later, with William Jackson Palmer, organized the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. On February 6, 1874, the Colorado General Assembly abolished Greenwood County and split its territory between Elbert County and Bent County.[1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Colorado County History". COGenWeb Project. 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  2. ^ "Colorado County Evolution". Don Stanwyck. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-01-30.


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