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- Colorado History - Indian Place Names in Colorado The use of Indian words as place names in Colorado is not unusual. This puzzle deals with some of the state's Indian place names. The blanks indicate the number of letters the Indian word contains, and as a help the first letter of each place name has been given. In parenthesis is a clue to locating the place on the map. 1. P _ _ _ _ _ Springs. Indian word meaning tobacco. (five miles from Salad) 2. P _ _ _ _ _ Springs. The Indian meaning is healing waters. (between Del Norte and Durango) 3. K _ _ _ _ The Indian translation is gone to visit. (southeast of Grover) 4. C _ _ _ _ _ The Indian meaning is sparkling waters. (north of LaJunta) 5. K _ _ _ _ Indian tribe. (West of Limon) 6. T _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian for sleeping lion. (southeast of Oak Creek) 7. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In Indian, blue earth. (north of Monte Vista) 8. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian tribe. (east of Cheyenne Wells) 9. M _ _ _ _ _ _ Springs. Indian for Great Spirit. (northwest of Colorado Springs) 10. Y _ _ _ Tribe of Indians. (east of Akron) 11. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wells. Indian tribe. (south of Burlington) 12. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pass. Pass of the buffalo in Indian. (west of Saguache) 13. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River. Means smelly in Indian. (flows past Aguilar) 14. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian tribal name. (east of Glenwood Springs) 15. T _ _ _ _ The Indian meaning is where it forks. (northwest of Walsenburg) 16. T _ _ _ _ _ Indian for all right. (west of Mesa Verde National Park) 17. U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Plateau. Hot water spring in Indian. (south of Grand Junction) - Colorado History In Depth
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