Kit Carson

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This file appears in: Christopher "Kit" Carson
Kit Carson

Kit Carson is shown in this photograph in his later years. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Christopher "Kit" Carson

By Daniel Burge
Historical Marker #79 in Richmond, Kentucky, notes the birthplace of western scout and soldier Christopher “Kit” Carson. Carson was born in Madison County, Kentucky, near Richmond, in 1809. His father, a Revolutionary War veteran, moved the…