Kit Carson Microbox
Kit Carson Microbox
| Placed By: | Silver Eagle |
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| Date: | 03/18/04 |
| Nearest Town: | Taos, NM |
| County: | Taos |
| Terrain Difficulty: | Easy (flat, 200 yards RT) |
| Status: | retired |
In 1826, Christopher "Kit" Carson (1809-1868) arrived in Taos. He had run away from an apprenticeship in Missouri to join a wagon train heading west on the Santa Fe Trail. Thus began one of the most exciting careers in the American West. Because of his remarkable facility for languages, Carson became a translator for a wagon train to Chihuahua. Shortly after, he became a trapper and mountain man, traveling extensively throughout the West. His real fame grew through serving as scout for the scientific and mapping expeditions of John C. Fremont. From 1854 until 1861, Carson served as an Indian Agent. In 1861, Carson began the final stage of his career as a military officer, first in the Civil War and later in the army campaigns of the Indian Wars. Kit Carson was truly one of America's great frontiersmen. In 1843, he purchased a large adobe house in Taos as a wedding present for his young bride, Maria Josefa Jaramillo. The house was to be Josefa and Kit's permanent home until their deaths in 1868. The Kit Carson Home and Museum today contains a portion of Carson's original home, including artifacts and exhibits illustrating his life in Taos. The Kit Carson Park Memorial Cemetery, where he and his wife are buried, is also nearby. It has picnic tables, a playground, tennis courts, volleyball and walking trails, along with this microbox.
NOTE: Always take adequate precautions (such as prodding with a stick and/or wearing gloves) before reaching into dark crevasses and holes in the wild. Before you set out read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
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