Out of the past... into the future... Lamar, Colorado offers energetic choices for living well on the Santa Fa Trail!
Lamar, Colorado
Lamar, Colorado
The Heart of America on the Santa Fe Trail
The Heart of America on the Santa Fe Trail
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Lamar, Colorado is located 36 miles west of the Colorado - Kansas border on the Arkansas River, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 287. Located on the Santa Fe Trail, the community has a poplation of 8600 people, and hosts a wide range of business and enterprises, mostly owned by local entrepreneurs. This community excels in service industries.
Housing and jobs are plentiful along the valley, offering opportunities for family involvement in the small town atmosphere where safety is provided by an excellent working team including the Lamar Police Department and the Prowers County Sheriff Department. Educational opportunities include Triple A Schools, the Lamar Community College which offers a wide range of four year options, and an Excellent County Hospital with Nurses Training available through the local College.
Parks are well cared for and maintained with wide grassy regions, trees, and historic WPA rock structures built in the 1930's. Lamar is well recognized as a cozy community for raising children and growing as a family. 2009 Little League Tournaments are to be held in the massive ball parks located at the south end of Lamar, Colorado on U.S. Highway 287.
Churches, restaurants, hotels and motels, along with many other resources are readily available in the community.
Lamar, Colorado is located 36 miles west of the Colorado - Kansas border on the Arkansas River, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 287. Located on the Santa Fe Trail, the community has a poplation of 8600 people, and hosts a wide range of business and enterprises, mostly owned by local entrepreneurs. This community excels in service industries.
Housing and jobs are plentiful along the valley, offering opportunities for family involvement in the small town atmosphere where safety is provided by an excellent working team including the Lamar Police Department and the Prowers County Sheriff Department. Educational opportunities include Triple A Schools, the Lamar Community College which offers a wide range of four year options, and an Excellent County Hospital with Nurses Training available through the local College.
Parks are well cared for and maintained with wide grassy regions, trees, and historic WPA rock structures built in the 1930's. Lamar is well recognized as a cozy community for raising children and growing as a family. 2009 Little League Tournaments are to be held in the massive ball parks located at the south end of Lamar, Colorado on U.S. Highway 287.
Churches, restaurants, hotels and motels, along with many other resources are readily available in the community.
Just as the Santa Fe Trail brought international trade, various cultures and history to the Southeastern Colorado in the beginning, U.S. Highway 50 brings tourists, business and the future to the Heart of America. Zebulon Pike, on the authority of President Thomas Jefferson, was sent to explore the southwest in 1806. His journey featured encampments along the Arkansas River and its contributories. The Pike Tower, built in 1936, was a tribute to his efforts at mapping southeastern Colorado.
Boy Scouts regularly participate in community service, project development, and offer many community resources for various projects including work and maintenance on Camp Amache, a local preservation project for the Granada School District.
Wide expanses of grassland covered more than 500,000 acres of prairie, known as the Great Plains. Lamar rests in a valley on the western edge of this vast semi-arid land. Wildflowers and yucca grew amid the prairie grasses back then. Cottonwood trees indicated water and gave pleasant rest from the heat of the barren countryside.
Deer, antelope, and buffalo roamed the grassland in huge herds. Hawks, prairie chickens, and eagles flew and stirred among the grasses. Now, cattle ranging on distant pastures resemble the buffalo and an occasional herd of deer or antelope play among the corn stocks and farmlands.
The Madonna of the Trail statue located at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce stands as a reminder of the pioneers who settled the area, trudging long paths along the Santa Fe Trail, leaving what they knew behind to grasp what they dreamed could be. Now the descendents of those homesteaders welcome travelers, newcomers, and citizens of the area, offering memories of the history that passes all too fast.
The opportunity to bring in technology, combine new business, and accept cultural differences opens wide the door to the future. With integrity our forefathers stood to fight for our freedom from overzealous taxation and unreasonable tyranny. The resources we've developed throughout the area open up avenues of growth, industry, and opportunity to embrace the future with hope and faith.
Shore Arts Center offers a glimpse of activities within the Arts Community located in southeastern Colorado. The Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble celebrates 10 years of artistic expression in September 2008. Their efforts include FREE Formal Concerts offered twice yearly in December and April. They take every opportunity to perform for the community, or to sponsor the popular "Java N' Jazz" lecture featuring one particular Jazz Musician who has changed the perception and direction of jazz.
The Lamar Dudes & Dames, a local dance group and many others (including the A.C.E. Writers) have used the Shore Arts Center donated by the Shore Family Trust of Metro Denver since late 2006.
Boy Scouts regularly participate in community service, project development, and offer many community resources for various projects including work and maintenance on Camp Amache, a local preservation project for the Granada School District.
Wide expanses of grassland covered more than 500,000 acres of prairie, known as the Great Plains. Lamar rests in a valley on the western edge of this vast semi-arid land. Wildflowers and yucca grew amid the prairie grasses back then. Cottonwood trees indicated water and gave pleasant rest from the heat of the barren countryside.
Deer, antelope, and buffalo roamed the grassland in huge herds. Hawks, prairie chickens, and eagles flew and stirred among the grasses. Now, cattle ranging on distant pastures resemble the buffalo and an occasional herd of deer or antelope play among the corn stocks and farmlands.
The Madonna of the Trail statue located at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce stands as a reminder of the pioneers who settled the area, trudging long paths along the Santa Fe Trail, leaving what they knew behind to grasp what they dreamed could be. Now the descendents of those homesteaders welcome travelers, newcomers, and citizens of the area, offering memories of the history that passes all too fast.
The opportunity to bring in technology, combine new business, and accept cultural differences opens wide the door to the future. With integrity our forefathers stood to fight for our freedom from overzealous taxation and unreasonable tyranny. The resources we've developed throughout the area open up avenues of growth, industry, and opportunity to embrace the future with hope and faith.
Shore Arts Center offers a glimpse of activities within the Arts Community located in southeastern Colorado. The Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble celebrates 10 years of artistic expression in September 2008. Their efforts include FREE Formal Concerts offered twice yearly in December and April. They take every opportunity to perform for the community, or to sponsor the popular "Java N' Jazz" lecture featuring one particular Jazz Musician who has changed the perception and direction of jazz.
The Lamar Dudes & Dames, a local dance group and many others (including the A.C.E. Writers) have used the Shore Arts Center donated by the Shore Family Trust of Metro Denver since late 2006.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
One Nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all. Amen.
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
One Nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all. Amen.
Lamar made history in May of 1886 when local renegades stole the Blackwell Station, from railroad mile post 499 and moved it to the location where it now sits in the center of Lamar. Slipping in before the court ordered injunction to protect Mr. Black's right to keep the Blackwell Station, "Platters" stole the station, moved it three miles west, and tossed the sign aside and mounted a new sign named Lamar . Now the location of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, and the local stop for Amtrak Trains, the station represents the community as a Welcome Center for tourists traveling through town.
Night lights of the USA reveal the Santa Fe Trail - under lined in red from the St. Louis docks to Lamar, Colorado. Just another stop along the way.