Las Animas serves as the focal point of this Bent County landscape, where the confluence of high-plains agriculture and historic water management is evident. The town is anchored by the Bent County Courthouse and supported by the City of Las Animas-Bent County Airport, while the nearby settlement of Boggsville marks a significant location in the Picketwire Valley. The irrigation infrastructure is remarkably dense, featuring the Fort Lyon Canal, Consolidated Ditch, and Las Animas Town Ditch, all drawing from the Arkansas River and the Purgatoire River.
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1891 · Higbee
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Higbee
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1953 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Cornelia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Kreybill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Lamar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tree Top Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Mc Intosh Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000