boggsville

The place is a great display of what life was like in "early days". Full of history of the boggs and bent county. A must see!!

Easy to find by turning south at the courthouse. Out along the river, beautiful place, houses are magnificent. Houses are original, pre civil war era. Houses were open during the day and there was a guide also. Great day trip, took us about an hour to walk the trail and read the signs.

If you are a history buff, this is not to be missed! The site itself is not commercialized, really just a quaint little homestead from years gone-by with some historical markers along a path that meanders around. The old homes were opened when we went and had been recreated to represent the era. If you are expecting something "pristine & professional," you will be dissapointed. This is really meant to be an informative, casual tribute to an important part of our nation's history.

Took us a while to find this place, I think they are closing it up permanently. BIG waste of time. signage is poor on how to get there, and when you do make it to the parking lot, there is no signage telling you which path/road takes you to the structures. Houses are closed up, visitors book to sign was even gone (a brochure asks you to be sure to sign it). Literally NOTHING to see there except signs with info along a trail no longer used, and a house you can't even see in the windows. Also, there is an RV parked in the parking lot next to horses In a fence.. My 8 yo was electrocuted when she touched the fence to feed the horses grass....we failed to see the tell-tale yellow box on the wire....no signs anywhere!

Here is an historical site that pre-dates all the usual places and events represented throughout the West: PRE Territorial settlement by the guys who braved the wide open spaces of the prairie.

We took the boy scouts out there for a event years ago, was not done and have not been back sence, so not really a good judge of that.

It's nice, quick little stop on a road trip. It will hold kids attention for a while.

Boggsville was home to Kit Carson and John Wesley Prowers and two homes have been restored. Work is still being done to locate remains of other buildings, but there is a good walking tour with documentation of what is know to have existed. Prowers County is named for Mr. Prowers.

I feel a little guilty writing such a negative review, because this historic site is being renovated locally and apparently privately, so I guess there are no government funds being used. But, perhaps someday this location will be worthy of a stop...it has potential...and dedicated history buffs may like it even now.Boggsville is located on the banks of the Purgatoire River, just 2 miles south of Las Animas, off route 50, south on Colorado route 101. Indians once used this as campsite. The Spanish and Mexicans both controlled the area later. And then, White settlers arrived, attracted by the river (this was on the relatively arid Santa Fe Trail) and Old Bents Fort (which was in the general vicinity). This 1862 settlement was founded by Thomas Boggs (related to Daniel Boone). By 1866, Boggs had built a 9 room adobe house for his family. The real attraction here is that in 1867, frontiersman Kit Carson moved to Boggsville. Just a year laster, both he and his wife died at nearby Fort Lyon, which is now a state prison. Boggsville went on to become the county seat, although now there is little left except two historic houses. There are restrooms here, and a short loop walk along the river (which is rather swampy in this area). You can walk down the shady trail to near where the Kit Carson home WAS, and see a simple marker that tells you that he and his wife were once buried here. You can tour the two old houses. One thing that ruins this site is the old, run-down sheds that are in a shambles, right along the short trail. An eye sore really. Cleaning up the property would really help. I'm glad I stopped, but only because I would later wish I had if I hadn't. Again, if you're in the area and are a true history buff, okay, but otherwise you may wish to wait until the restoration is further along. Nevertheless, I give credit due to those who are taking on the challenge of privately restoring what will someday be an interesting historic attraction.