southeastern Colorado

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region of Colorado

Southeastern Colorado is a largely rural region of Colorado known for its high plains landscapes, agricultural economy, and historic frontier and railroad heritage.

Aliases (2)

Southeastern Colorado ×51
Southern Colorado agricultural region ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of Colorado →
agriculturalProduct	alfalfa → cattle → melons → wheat →
borders	Kansas → New Mexico → Oklahoma →
climate	semi-arid →
contains	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site → Comanche National Grassland → John Martin Reservoir → Trinidad Lake State Park →
country	United States →
economy	agriculture → cattle ranching → irrigated farming →
historicalActivity	cattle drives → railroad expansion →
historicRoute	Santa Fe Trail →
includesCity	La Junta, Colorado → Lamar, Colorado → Pueblo, Colorado → Rocky Ford, Colorado → Trinidad, Colorado →
includesCounty	Baca County, Colorado → Bent County, Colorado → Crowley County, Colorado → Huerfano County, Colorado → Kiowa County, Colorado → Las Animas County, Colorado → Otero County, Colorado → Prowers County, Colorado → Pueblo County, Colorado →
knownFor	high plains landscapes → historic frontier heritage → railroad heritage → rural communities →
locatedIn	Great Plains → High Plains → eastern Colorado →
majorRiver	Arkansas River →
populationDensity	low →
primaryLanguage	English →
state	Colorado →
terrain	semi-arid plains → shortgrass prairie →
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone →
transportation	Interstate 25 → U.S. Route 287 → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southeastern Colorado Heritage Center →	geographicFocus
Fountain Creek →	locatedIn
Comanche National Grassland →	locatedInRegion
Vineland, Colorado ("Southern Colorado agricultural region") →	region
Southeastern Colorado Heritage Center →	regionServed