On November 2, 1870, the
Colorado General Assembly created Greenwood County from former
Cheyenne and Arapaho Reserve and the eastern portion of
Huerfano County. It was named for
William Henry Greenwood, Chief of the
Kansas Pacific Railway surveys to the Pacific. Later, with
William Jackson Palmer, he organized the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. On February 6, 1874, the
Colorado General Assembly abolished Greenwood County and split its territory between
Elbert County and
Bent County. ==See also==