Bowen, Las Animas County, Colorado

Bowen is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

History

The Aylmer, Colorado, post office opened on March 23, 1900. On August 7, 1902, an explosion of dust ignited by giant powder at the Bowen Mine killed 13 people. The precise location of the town site is unknown to the GNIS, but newspaper articles reporting the 1902 Bowen Mine Explosion place the town "about a quarter of a mile below the mine", near Trinidad.
The name of the Aylmer, Colorado, post office was changed to Bowen on September 18, 1906, and it remained in operation until January 15, 1929. The community took the name of Thomas F. Bowen, the owner of the Bowen Mine and a state legislator.
The 1911 Colorado Business Directory described the town as "Coal mining town and station", population 200, on the Colorado and Southern Railway.