Editing Dinosaur, Colorado (section)

==History==
The town of Dinosaur was originally known as "Baxter Springs", owned by Art and Fanny Baxter. It was renamed "Artesia" for its valued water supply when a town was platted to accommodate the [[oil boom]] in the 1940s. The Artesia, Colorado, post office opened on March 20, 1946,<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=[[Colorado Railroad Museum|Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation]]|location=[[Golden, Colorado]]|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref> and the Town of Artesia was incorporated on December 18, 1947.<ref name=COMun/> On January 1, 1966, the town's name was changed to Dinosaur due to its proximity to [[Dinosaur National Monument]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colorado.com/Dinosaur.aspx |title=Dinosaur |year=2010 |accessdate=May 30, 2010 |publisher=Colorado Tourism Office}}</ref> The headquarters of Dinosaur National Monument is located just east of the town on [[U.S. Route 40 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 40]].