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Bowie is a small place in Delta County, Colorado, in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government. Instead, it's managed by the larger county government.

History of Bowie

Bowie got its name from a person named Alexander Bowie. He owned a mine in the area, and the community was named after him.

A post office was opened in Bowie in 1907. This was an important place for people to send and receive mail. The post office served the community for many years, but it eventually closed down in 1967.

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