Kit Carson’s New Mexico
The life of the famed trapper, trailblazer and soldier is poignantly remembered across the state.
By Ollie Reed Jr.
Kit Carson—trapper, scout, rancher, family man, Indian agent and soldier—has been dead since 1868, but the trail he blazed in New Mexico, his home base for most of his 58 years, is as fresh as breaking news.
“’The most hated white guy in American history?’ Kit Carson. Debate Rages After Park Name Change in Taos” read a headline in the J
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