The Santa Fe New Mexican

Committee says Kit Carson Park renaming in Taos to reflect 'values' as pueblo member joins effort

TAOS — A representative of Taos Pueblo has joined a committee working to rename Kit Carson Park, named for the controversial 19th century frontiersman, trapper, soldier and Indian agent. Taos Town ...
Colorado Public Radio

Proposals to replace the name of southern Colorado’s Kit Carson Mountain are coming in, but federal board says debate to change it still needs to happen

The federal government is considering renaming Kit Carson Mountain, a ridge with multiple fourteeners in southern Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains. During a recent update for the Colorado ...
Albuquerque Journal

Town of Taos aims to rename Kit Carson Park by year’s end

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Kit Carson and his wife, Josefa Jaramillo, purchased their home in Taos. Kit Carson Park, a 19-acre green space shaded by centuries-old ...
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This Classic Western Series Was One of the Most Watched of Its Time

The Adventures of Kit Carson, a TV series from the '50s, was popular with kids due to its exciting and simple Western adventures. Kit Carson on TV differed greatly from the historical figure, with the ...
Albuquerque Journal

Kit Carson House in Taos receives a $750,000 restoration grant

TAOS — New York Times bestselling author Paul Andrew Hutton says there are oral and written histories, then there are the places where the past still seems to dwell. As adviser to the Carson House & ...