LA Junta Tribune
Otero County was awarded the State Historic Preservation Award by History Colorado during its virtual 2021 Stephen H. Hart Award Ceremony.
The county was awarded for historic preservation officer Rebecca Goodwin and her team s contributions to the Japanese-American Historic Resource Survey, a project she led. Goodwin was recognized at the 2021 Stephen H. Hart Award Ceremony that was held virtually this year due to the pandemic.
In a video presentation about the Japanese-American Historic Resource Survey, Goodwin said, People around the country have heard of Rocky Ford cantaloupe, Rocky Ford melons, they re very famous, and yet I think very few people understand what important role the Japanese Americans in Otero County played in the development of that agriculture.