Little Town on the Plains: Keota, Colorado
It’s flat, windy, and dry--the middle of nowhere. The Eastern Colorado prairies look pretty bleak to most people. But to new homesteaders, they look like heaven. A family can prosper here and build for the future. There’s plenty of land (it’s free--just stake a claim), a railroad, a good school, and a strong community. So let's go to Keota, Colorado! Why was the town of Keota settled by homesteaders? What national and global events shaped Keota’s history? How does life today compare to living in Keota in the 1900s?