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L. M. Kit Carson. Lewis Minor Carson (August 12, 1941 – October 20, 2014) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. [1] [2]
Built in 1825, the Kit Carson House, a National Historic Landmark, stands as one of the only remaining physical reminders of Carson’s life. Carson purchased the simple single-level adobe house in 1843, when he married the daughter of a prominent Taos family, Josefa Jaramillo. Carson’s work often kept him away, but his family was there for ...
Kit Carson was born in 1809 and left home when he was only a teenager to become a trapper in the West. He led expeditions throughout the West and became famous as a mountain man and fighter in the ...
May 22, 2015 · With the final words of “Doctor, comrade, adios!” the legendary Kit Carson died 147 years ago this week on May 23 in Fort Lyon, Colorado. Born Christopher “Kit” Carson on Christmas Eve of 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky, Carson became world famous—some might say infamous—as a trapper, scout, Indian agent and soldier, and as a symbol of the American West.
Kit Carson. Christopher 'Kit' Carson (1809-1868), American explorer. Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. He pioneered much of the American west and rode as a scout for the Untied States Cavalry. Trusted by white settlers and Native Americans alike, Carson's legacy is that of ...
Kit Carson. Kit Carson, born Christopher Carson in Kentucky, ran away from home and traveled to Taos, New Mexico, where at 17 he began to make his living as a trapper, hunter, and guide. Carson led U.S. explorer John C. Frémont on three expeditions through the Rocky Mountain region. Accepting a commission as a colonel in the U.S. Army in 1861 ...
Kit Carson was a hero during his own lifetime and became the subject of the dime novel westerns of the 1860s and 1870s. Carson City, the capital of Nevada, was named in his honor. Changing attitudes in more recent times have made Indian fighters less appealing figures. Towards the end of his life, Kit Carson served for a period as a brevet ...
