10/23/04
Walking around the desolate grassland, you get a feel of what it was like settling the great frontier of the Plains. All that remains of Keota are a few foundations, the old General Store (PICT2350), a church (PICT2331) and some old barns. Now, I'm only covering the old stuff here, there are a few modern buildings and trailers. Much of Keota was abandoned in the 1930's, due to the Dust bowl and the Great Depression.
One Native American meaning of Keota is "The fire has gone out" which is fitting for this town. Keota was started around 1888 due to the railroad that ran from Sterling, CO to Cheyenne, WY. At this time the post office was opened, only to close just two years later. It opened again, but not until 1909.
Keota started failing around WWI. The daily passenger railroad became weekly, then none at all. The bank closed in 1923, and the high school closed in 1951 (PICT2318). The railroad tracks were removed in the 1970's, and the post office closed (again) in 1974.
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