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opened on May 1, 1865, but the name was changed to Badito on September 12, 1865. Badito served as the Huerfano County seat from 1868 to 1874. The Badito post office closed on November 15, 1910.
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in 1706. Juan de Ulibarrí's command reached the Rio de San Juan Baptista (currently named the Huerfano River) at Badito.
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is the first known recorded journey through Badito. He documented the journey through Cuchara Pass, west of the
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The long-abandoned community, located at the crossing of the Huerfano River, marks a path used by the
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Historic Marker #13. Posted by the Territorial Daughters of Colorado, Badito, Colorado.
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In 1819, Jacob Fowler noted an abandoned Spanish adobe fort at the location.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Badito, Colorado
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Badito Cone, a prominent peak just north of Badito, May 2007
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Former populated places in Huerfano County, Colorado
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The Cherokee Trail: Bent's Old Fort to Fort Bridger
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Badito, Colorado Territory
Ghost town
Ruins in Badito, May 2007
Badito is located in Colorado
37°43′38″N 105°00′51″W / 37.72722°N 105.01417°W / 37.72722; -105.01417 (Portland CDP, Colorado)
GNIS feature ID
ghost town
Huerfano River
Huerfano County
Colorado
Colorado State Highway 69
Little Orphan, Colorado

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Ancestral Puebloans
Basketmaker
Juan de Ulibarrí
Spanish Peaks
Taos Trappers Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Cherokee Trail
Territory of Colorado
Walsenburg

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