Fowler A Great Place To Grow
Small Colorado Township Incorporated in 1901
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The Town of Fowler, Colorado
Nestled in the Lower Arkansas River Valley, is an inviting and attractive mix of authentic western, late 1800s, and early 1900s architecture with contemporary amenities. It is a town of the past, present, and future and is Community Powered!
Community Powered is an attitude exemplified by the town and its leadership for choosing actions that contribute to a healthy, vital, enjoyable, and sustainable community, whether it is in education, the youth, the library, museum, celebrations, recreation, and community strategic planning. The Town of Fowler believes in planning for the future while investing in the present with renewable energy and communication. The community is committed to exploring these new technologies.
The Town of Fowler is one of the communities along the Arkansas River Valley that is looking at alternative energy technology for the future. Alternative Energy is just one economic development method that Fowler is working with. Currently, the town is also working in other economic development areas that are viewed as important — for the future of Fowler, the State of Colorado, and the United States.
Fowler - A Community With a Vision
A vibrant and progressive community that serves as a center for the farming and ranching economy. The gateway to southeastern Colorado’s heritage that values its small-town atmosphere and has a commitment to education. Aggressively pursuing growth, the community has many amenities and prides itself in maintaining its historic heart, the main street, one that is walkable, and is a local and regional destination.
Fowler - A Great Place To Grow!
When Orson Squire Fowler bought the land that would one day become the community bearing his name, he anticipated a great future for Colorado and the town. Fowler envisioned community farms producing organic foods and livestock. Today, Community Powered, the town is growing a future with energy independence from oil, utilizing wind energy, biomass, and cutting-edge high-tech agricultural methods.
Residents and visitors can enjoy the close proximity of the metropolitan centers of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, but at the same time, escape the congestion for a peaceful country setting.
With an excellent education system, a lush golf course adjacent to a nature trail along the Arkansas River, a library, a museum, numerous restaurants, and specialty shops, the town is part of the Preserve America Community of Otero County.
Fowler is also the gateway to the rich cultural and natural sites of the Canyon & Plains Heritage Trails of Southeast Colorado. The Santa Fe Trail Mountain Branch National Scenic and Historic Byway; Bent’s Old Fort National Historic; Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site; Boggsville National Historic Site; Camp Amache National Historic Site, a World War II Japanese Internment Camp; remnants of life during the Dust Bowl; and the Comanche National Grasslands a birder’s delight, as well as the home to the longest mapped Dinosaur Tracks in North America are all within easy driving distance.