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<br />Carson has burned down as <br /> <br />Low Risk by USGS mapping <br /> <br />Kit <br /> <br />2003 <br /> <br />s), <br /> <br />(1930 <br /> <br />of October 1 <br /> <br />8/99) <br /> <br />Wild Horse burned down twice <br /> <br />OTHER HAZARDS IN CHEYENNE COUNTY <br />Tornadoes: 65 between 1950-1997 (1.3/year) <br />Grass Fires: First View (burned down once, train fire), <br />many as five times <br />Check with fire districts for additional data <br />West Nile: 2 infected horses, (2002), 4 humans and 1 horse reported infected as <br />Dams: 0 Class 1 Dams; <br />o Class 2 Dams; <br />Earthquake: E of Kit Carson, S. of 40, between 1962-1993; 2.0-2.9 (CO-OEM, <br />Landslide risk: Suspected risk per OEM map, does not cross pipelines <br />Severe Wind Storms: Average # <br />Heat: Highest Recorded Temperature in County, 108 <br />Cold: Lowest Recorded Temperature in County, -30 <br /> <br />Wells <br /> <br />HISTORIC SITES IN CHEYENNE COUNTY <br />Cheyenne County Courthouse, Cheyenne Wells <br />Cheyenne County Jail, Cheyenne Wells <br />Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Building, Cheyenne <br />Kit Carson Pool Hall <br />Union Pacific Pumphouse, Kit Carson <br />Kit Carson Museum/(UPRR Depot, currently being restored) <br />Wild Horse Mercantile <br />Wild Horse School <br />Blue Star monument at state line (CO/KS) <br />Monument at Smoky Hill Trail! 6 miles W of Cheyenne Wells <br />And 11 miles N of KC/Smoky Hill Trail <br /> <br />59 <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN CHEYENNE COUNTY <br />None; County losing population <br />