Kit Carson ventured west as a teenager, looking to escape the drudgery of civilization by becoming a Rocky Mountain fur ...

By 1845, tensions were high in the Mexican territory of California. Not only were the U.S. and Mexico on the brink of war, ...

THR film reporter Tim Appelo remembers how the late producer launched the filmmaker's career by championing 'Bottle Rocket' By Tim Appelo L.M. Kit Carson - H 2014 Phillips pranced back into Babylon ...

TAOS — The town of Taos will form a committee to consider renaming Kit Carson Park following a town councilor’s proposal to relaunch an effort abandoned a decade ago amid protests from Taos Pueblo.

John Carson is not having a peaceful retirement. But Carson brought more than enthusiasm and knowledge to his role. He brought a pedigree, not that he made big deal of the connection wile he was on ...

Hero or villain?What Kit Carson meant to New Mexico depends on who you ask.A panel presented the role of this controversial figure in history to the Albuquerque Public Schools board Wednesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal monument to controversial frontiersman Christopher “Kit” Carson that had stood in downtown Santa Fe for more than 140 ...

This edition of Caprock Chronicles is written by Chuck Lanehart. It is the first of three articles, written by him, on the history of Adobe Walls. The series is edited by Jack Becker a librarian at ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Kit Carson and his wife, Josefa Jaramillo, purchased their home in Taos. Kit Carson Park, a 19-acre green space shaded by centuries-old ...