Baca County History

by the Plainsman Herald

Tag: Brooks

  • So Where is the Broomcorn Capital of the World?

    NOTE: The original article was written in 2014, We have since updated (2023) and added more history of this forgotten industry. What is Broomcorn? I have had several conversations about recording local history as we are doing with Bacacountyhistory.com.  Anytime the topic of broomcorn  or broom corn has come up with someone not from Baca…

  • Carrizo Springs School

    The Carrizo Springs School (also called the Cole School by some) was located where the  North Crease and the West Crease of the Carrizo Creek join on what was the Dunlap Ranch. The tall cottonwood trees were a beautiful setting for hide and seek places which was one of the games the children loved writes…

  • Mrs. Tune, The Sheriff and the Goats

    NOTE: This is the first story I wrote down in 2009 when I began thinking about preserving local history. Vesta Tune lived in Springfield Colorado in the 1940′s and 50′s, Prior to that she lived in the Lycan Colorado area (north of the present day town of Walsh Colorado) near the Brooks side of my…