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By Adrian Gabriel, July 3, 2012
Dresbach-Hunt-Boyer Mansion Marker Near Entrance
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Second Street at E Street, on the left when traveling west on Second Street. |
| | Built in 1871-75 for William Dresbach, Davisville's first postmaster. The mansion was home to the Hunts and Boyers from 1899-1973. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the large mansion property originally included a tankhouse, . . . — — Map (db m57159) HM |
| Near Peter J. Shields Avenue 0.1 miles west of A Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Two olive and two fig trees survive from the Davis’ prize-winning farm of the 1850’s. Nearby also stand some of the original shingled buildings of the University State Farm, located here in 1906. From this nucleus, the University Farm has grown to . . . — — Map (db m57220) HM |
| On Bush Street at First Street, on the right when traveling west on Bush Street. |
| | Byron Jackson (1841-1921) was an inventor and manufacturer of farm equipment and pumps. His name endures on pumps used in agriculture, petroleum, mining, power generations and water supply. Born in Ohio, Jackson moved to Woodland with his parents in . . . — — Map (db m24291) HM |
| On Broadway Street at Feather River Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street. |
| | Marysville Migrant Labor Campsite
1935 – 1937.
Arboga Japanese Relocation Center
April 16, 1942 - June 29, 1942.
← — — Map (db m157686) HM |
| Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east. |
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Early Years of Statehood
In the early years of statehood, silver strikes at Leadville and Aspen brought settlers and money into Colorado. Rail lines, smelters, and refineries were built, and large coalfields were opened up.
The High . . . — — Map (db m119387) HM |
| Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Located just eleven miles northeast of downtown Denver, the Refuge is the largest contiguous open space in the Denver metropolitan area. A major environmental restoration program will be . . . — — Map (db m119390) HM |
| Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east. |
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Commerce City
Commerce City was incorporated as Commerce Town in 1952 and became Commerce City in 1970. In 2004 the Prairie Gateway, a 917-acre parcel of land located along the western edge of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife . . . — — Map (db m119381) HM |
| On Edgemont Boulevard north of Main Street (U.S. 160/285), on the right when traveling north. |
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from Servilleta,
an early settlement near
Conejos, Colorado
Gift of the
Herbert Nance Family
Luther Bean Museum — — Map (db m160758) HM |
| On Lane 6N east of State Highway 17, on the left when traveling east. |
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In an attempt to settle unknown territory, the Mexican government offered a large gift of land, la merced, for anyone brave enough to attempt to settle the San Luis Valley. Mexican land grants made it possible for even a poor man to . . . — — Map (db m160677) HM |
| Near S. Main Street (U.S. 287) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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"There really is a Place Called Baca County;
I think she’s mighty fine;
She was good enough for my dad’s kids;
Likewise she’ll do for mine;
Her sunrises are all colors;
Her sunsets are all the same;
The only thing she needs more . . . — — Map (db m106474) HM |
| Near Colorado Route 101 1 mile south of County Road 10.75, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Arkansas River Valley is a historical frontier in both the American and European sense. Americans view the frontier as unsettled or a sparsely settled area lands on the edge of "civilization." To Europeans, frontiers are boundaries or borders . . . — — Map (db m120698) HM |
| On U.S. 285 2 miles south of Chalk Creek Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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Agriculture in the Upper Arkansas Valley was initially developed to meet the demand of area mining camps. The flood of fortune-seekers created a market for meat, flour, vegetables, and other foods.
French immigrant Frank Mayol, credited . . . — — Map (db m158536) HM |
| On U.S. 285 2 miles south of Chalk Creek Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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As trappers, miners, and settlers migrated west they encountered an arid environment. Early explorers referred to the West as the Great American Desert and many believed it could not be settled. Unlike the wetter eastern United States, . . . — — Map (db m158541) HM |
| On Broadway at State Route 96, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. |
| | Times of Thriving, Times of Striving
Fertile soil and plenty of irrigation water
set the stage for farms that thrived for
forty years, beginning in 1919. The area
around Crowley was bursting with
orchards, vegetable farms, an alfalfa . . . — — Map (db m119634) HM |
| On Colorado Route 96 at Broadway, on the right when traveling west on State Route 96. |
| | Crowley Communities
If the dry summers of the late 1920s spelled trouble for Crowley County, the Dust Bowl of the 1930s spelled disaster. Many farmers simply packed up and left, and their acreage reverted to grasslands and became cattle . . . — — Map (db m120745) HM |
| On North Palmer Street 0.1 miles north of Confluence Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
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Western Slope Agriculture
According to an 1888 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, western Colorado's thin soils, high altitude, and lack of rainfall rendered the region totally unfit for cultivation. The document’s author apparently . . . — — Map (db m120123) HM |
| On 16th Street Mall at Wazee Street, on the left when traveling east on 16th Street Mall. |
| | The pattern of ownership of 1545 Wazee Street symbolizes the development of Denver's rail age boom as an industrial and supply city requiring large scale warehousing. Its first owner and occupant, Henry Lee, was an agriculturist, pioneer gardener . . . — — Map (db m27242) HM |
| Near 17th Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Charles Boettcher (1852-1948) was a German immigrant who played several key roles in the state’s economic development. He introduced the sugar beet industry to Colorado and established the Great Western Sugar Company.
While building sugar beet . . . — — Map (db m135478) HM |
| Near 17th Street at Tremont Place, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Orphaned at age seven, Henry C. Brown worked on a farm in Ohio where he learned carpentry. In 1860, Brown moved to Denver and set up shop. He went on to become one of Denver’s most important early developers. He donated land for the State Capitol, . . . — — Map (db m135541) HM |
| On Midland Avenue west of Riverside Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In March 1908, the "Potato Special” pulled into the Valley. Staffed by government
agents, they promoted the potato, illustrating the latest tools, species and techniques.
The local ranchers took notice, and by 1922 more potatoes were grown . . . — — Map (db m152901) HM |
| On the southbound overlook (Interstate 25 at milepost 152), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Directly in front of you is the Academy which is dedicated to producing highly qualified and motivated officers for your U.S. Air Force. Its four year program combines Military and academic instruction and athletic competition. The airfield in the . . . — — Map (db m4884) HM |
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The first Anglo explorers journeyed th[r]ough this area in the early-to-mid-1800s. The Homestead Act of 1862 opened the land to pioneers to select a 160-acre parcel to establish a dwelling and start their adventure in the west. First pioneers on . . . — — Map (db m158304) HM |
| On Main Street east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This region is called the "Banana Belt of Colorado” for a reason. The climate is milder here year round than most counties in the state. Good weather creates the best environment for farming and raising livestock to feed the local economy. . . . — — Map (db m153091) HM |
| On West Main Street (State Highway 115) at North Pikes Peak Avenue (State Highway 67), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. |
| | Farmers found the soil in Eastern Fremont County to be rich and fertile and perfect for growing a variety of crops. The first successful orchardist was "Uncle Jesse” Frazer. He came to Colorado during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush and found no gold . . . — — Map (db m153161) HM |
| On West Main Street (State Highway 115) at North Pikes Peak Avenue (State Highway 67), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | [Left panel]
Florence
A historic Colorado oil town
Enjoy your visit
Caption:
[Center panel]
In 1859, Jesse Frazer fashioned a plow from a large cottonwood branch and planted his fields in the broad fertile . . . — — Map (db m153163) HM |
| On Adams Street south of Tomichi Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
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Used to dig potatoes from the ground.
Note the bars in the back of the machine.
These bars when in operation would vibrate
the excess dirt off of the potatoes. — — Map (db m158613) HM |
| On Adams Street south of Tomichi Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
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Note the knives at the bottom of the
potato bin, which sliced the potato before
it dropped into the ground. Potatoes were
grown in Gunnison in the early pioneer days.
Donated by the
Jim and Zeta Graham Family
in memory of Partick . . . — — Map (db m158642) HM |
| | In Memory of Charles E. Kirk, 1900-1981.
As Douglas County extension agent (1946-65) Charlie was the motivating force in establishing 4-H in Douglas County. He was respected for his knowledge of Agriculture and admired for his help and belief in . . . — — Map (db m46569) HM |
| Near Washington Avenue Bridge. |
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Since 1859 Clear Creek has provided water through irrigation ditches to farmers east of Golden. Many such ditches were dug in the 1800s, including the Welch Ditch (originally Vasquez Ditch), Church Ditch (originally Golden City & Ralston Creek . . . — — Map (db m51912) HM |
| | David King Wall, one of Golden’s early permanent settlers, arrived from South Bend, Indiana on April 30, 1859. He brought a great deal of garden seed and tools with him. King defied the common belief that growing a garden would be impossible due to . . . — — Map (db m50595) HM |
| On Washington Avenue Bridge, on the right when traveling north. |
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Clear Creek irrigation ditches provide water to farmers east of Golden. Many irrigation ditches were dug in the 1800s, making the Clear Creek valley the breadbasket of early Colorado. Golden’s first resident, David King Wall, introduced irrigation . . . — — Map (db m49902) HM |
| On Washington Avenue Bridge, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Here is a story from the Colorado Transcript of August 12, 1885:
“We like to hear a good story, and here is one on Jim Boyd: Last spring Jim’s wife wanted to peddle vegetables in Denver. Jim laughed at her, believing she could not even . . . — — Map (db m49910) HM |
| Near E 15th Street (U.S. 287) 0.1 miles east of Maine Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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Plains Indian Life
By the nineteenth century, Colorado’s southeastern plains country was home to many native peoples, including Comanches, Kiowas, Plains Apaches, Arapahos, and Cheyennes. Although vastly different in language and . . . — — Map (db m107178) HM |
| On Old Main Drive near S College Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m52105) HM |
| On West Lake Park Road 0.1 miles east of North Taft Avenue (County Road 17), on the right when traveling east. |
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Built in 1883 on land donated by B.R. Bonnell to serve families southwest of Loveland. Named for the single Hackberry tree growing nearby.
The school was closed in 1920 and was used as a community center until about 1940, then for grain . . . — — Map (db m89282) HM |
| On U.S. 350 at milepost 15, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Bent's Ranch on the Purgatoire River
In the fall of 1846, William Bent, supervising partner of Bent's Fort, selected a site on the Purgatoire River, about five miles downstream from here, to create one of Colorado's first farming-ranching . . . — — Map (db m77886) HM |
| Near County Road 63 at Interstate 70. |
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Arriba
In frontier Arriba (locally pronounced "AIR-uh-buh"), the only thing
more scarce than water was whiskey. Charles Creel, who founded
the town in 1888 to greet the advancing Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific . . . — — Map (db m89381) HM |
| Near 4th Street (U.S. 287) west of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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Welcome to Lincoln County, Home of Pioneer Hospitality!
With its cowboy and homesteader heritage, Lincoln County is infused with an old-time spirit of hospitality. The discovery of gold in the Colorado mountains brought large cattle . . . — — Map (db m107246) HM |
| Near U.S. 160 0.2 miles west of Road 30.1, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Starting in the 1880's, construction of the original irrigation canals and lateral ditches was done by hand using teams of horses and mules. Equipment was simple and crude by today's standards, consisting of horse drawn graders, scrapers and hand . . . — — Map (db m153384) HM |
| On U.S. 160 0.2 miles west of Road 30.1, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The McElmo Creek Flume was in use from the 1890s to the 1990s, carrying water for over a
hundred years. After it was abandoned, it remained in good condition until 2006, when a
flash flood carried debris into the trough and damaged the wooden top. . . . — — Map (db m153382) HM |
| Near U.S. 160, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Dryland Farming
The first workable system for farming Colorado's dry southwestern plateau emerged near here some 2,000 years ago. Over the next twelve centuries, ancient farmers gradually developed a series of techniques — water storage, . . . — — Map (db m153389) HM |
| Near U.S. 160 0.2 miles west of Road 30.1, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The McElmo Creek Flume No. 6 is the last remaining example of 104 Wooden Flumes used to convey water diverted from the Dolores River to irrigate croplands and provide domestic water to the greater Montezuma Valley.
Cortez, Montezuma County and . . . — — Map (db m153387) HM |
| Near U.S. 160 0.2 miles west of Road 30.1, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Over the last 150 years, technology to store water and deliver it to local farmland has continually changed and improved. Increasing efficiency, reducing salinity, applying water to uneven or elevated areas, and automating systems are among the . . . — — Map (db m153388) HM |
| Near U.S. 160, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Ancient Valley Cultures
Their homes may now be less visible than the cliff dwellings of their Mesa Verde neighbors, but the ancient farmers of southwestern Colorado were far more numerous. By the twelfth century perhaps 12,000 people tilled . . . — — Map (db m153392) HM |
| On Grand Avenue (Business U.S. 160) at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Grand Avenue. |
| | With thanks and appreciation to Pete and Yvonne Doerfer for loaning the following items:
For display only - please do not climb on this equipment.
1892 Horse-Drawn Pull Grader
J.D. Adams invented the first successful . . . — — Map (db m122034) HM |
| Near State Highway 10 1.3 miles south of Wetherill Mesa Road. |
| | Imagine this mesa top in A.D. 1150 with fields of corn, beans, and squash; supplemented with wild plants such as amaranth, tubers, and sunflowers. Children could be seen watering corn with clay water jars (ollas), and young men could be seen cutting . . . — — Map (db m71901) HM |
| On Morrow Point Dam Road 0.1 miles north of U.S. 50, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad opened up vast new markets to sheep and cattle ranchers. Cimarron grew to become one of the busiest loading stops in Colorado.
Breeding stock wintered in valleys to the west. Trains or spring drives brought cattle . . . — — Map (db m158946) HM |
| On Morrow Point Dam Road 0.1 miles north of U.S. 50, on the right when traveling north. |
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When you build a new railroad, what possible difference can 20½ inches between rails make? In the 1880s, the decisions to use a narrow gauge here in the mountains opened up trade across Colorado.
In 1863 Congress set the standard guage for . . . — — Map (db m158942) HM |
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Early Irrigation in the Uncompahgre Valley
In the late 1800s, local irrigation companies constructed canals and ditches to divert water from the Uncompahgre River for farming and City use. Water was scarce and there was not enough for City . . . — — Map (db m158987) HM |
| On West Main Street at Townsend Avenue, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. |
| | The Tunnel That Made the Desert Bloom
Early settlers in the Uncompahgre Valley found getting water to the fertile but arid soil an ongoing challenge. Originally, irrigation water from the Uncompahgre River was diverted onto the land through . . . — — Map (db m120134) HM |
| On State Highway 52 0.1 miles north of Interstate 76, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Sugar beets didn't become Colorado's first major cash crop by accident. Scientists, businessmen, and newspapers spent thirty years singing the praises of this starchy root, which as early as the 1860s was found to be perfectly suited to Colorado's . . . — — Map (db m47321) HM |
| On N. 9th Street north of Swink Avenue (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north. |
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Born in Kentucky in 1836
Came to Colorado in 1871
Established a general merchandise store and (trading post) at a rocky ford on the Arkansas River.
Moved store and family to present site in 1876, when Santa Fe Railroad was extended . . . — — Map (db m70390) HM |
| Near 4th Street at Main Street (State Highway 9). |
| | A 900-square-mile grassland basin in the center of Colorado
In 1994 a group of local ranchers gathered to discuss the future of South Park's authentic landscape. From that meeting a vision emerged for preserving our abundant open spaces, . . . — — Map (db m152927) HM |
| | Water is a precious commodity here and throughout the West.
Forests, fisheries, wetlands, waterfowl populations, and recreation all rely on healthy
watersheds. In addition, the Forest Service manages watersheds in this area that provide large . . . — — Map (db m153269) HM |
| | When gold became hard to find in the 1860s, some Park County gold-seekers turned to ranching.
They quickly learned that irrigation was essential, and that water could turn Park County fields into rich meadows of native hay. By 1861, the rights to . . . — — Map (db m153265) HM |
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Every drop of water has a destiny.
From its pristine headwaters, approximately
fifty miles west of Creede, the Rio Grande
travels 1,885-miles through three states
on its journey to the Gulf of Mexico.
The mighty Rio Grande humbly . . . — — Map (db m160576) HM |
| On U.S. 40 at milepost 100.5, on the right when traveling east. |
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Taylor Grazing Act
It belonged to everyone—and to no one. It was called free land, and both sheepmen and cattle ranchers wanted a piece of it. In this high, dry plateau country where water and grass are scant, cutthroat competition . . . — — Map (db m116922) HM |
| Near 13th Street (County Road 33) just west of Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. |
| | For hundreds of years before the first settlers’ arrival in the valley, the Yampatika Utes enjoyed the beauty and resources of the Yampa Valley for their summer hunting. In the early 1800s, trappers began arriving, calling the area The Big Bend . . . — — Map (db m155800) HM |
| On County Route 28 3.3 miles west of U.S. 385. |
| | Gap-toothed and grumbling, the old windmill keeps vigil over the valley where a gravel road has replaced horse and wagon trails. The windmill is more than a machine - it symbolizes survival.The windmill grew up with the American West, supplying . . . — — Map (db m47343) HM |
| Near County Highway 63.2 at County Highway 36, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Northeastern most county in Colorado was first Weld County, later Logan County and established in its own right April 9, 1889.
It consists of 554 square miles, incorporating 3 towns: The County Seat, Julesburg, Ovid and Sedgwick.
. . . — — Map (db m119437) HM |
| On Main Street at Morgan Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Known as the “Dinky,” this unit was owned and operated by the Great Western Sugar Co. from 1926 to 1985.
Its primary function was to shuttle rail cars of coal, lime-rock, beets and sugar in the Ovid factory yards.
Donated to the . . . — — Map (db m110323) HM |
| On Main Street just south of U.S. 138. |
| | Prisoners on the Plains During World War II, a seasonal Prisoner of War Camp was located in Ovid. Nearly 400 German prisoners worked in nearby potato and sugar beet fields. Housing was provided in 40 tents and two large downtown buildings.Ride . . . — — Map (db m47361) HM |
| On CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) 0.1 miles north of 42nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Evans
Centrally located, in the midst of one of the finest and most productive sections of northern Colorado;...occupying a position on the river and railway convenient to the business centre of the territory; and commanding other . . . — — Map (db m140091) HM |
| On 14th Avenue at 13th Street, on the right when traveling north on 14th Avenue. |
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Water entered this #3 Ditch, 9 miles long,
June 10, 1870. March 13, 1875 Union Colony deeded
to the town of Greeley water supplied by Ditch #3
for the sum of $488.00.
In 1882 this ditch was deeded to the Greeley
Irrigation Company . . . — — Map (db m119613) HM |
| On Colorado Route 257 west of West 10th Street (Business U.S. 34), on the right when traveling west. |
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These pillars mark the spot where 2,000 German soldiers were incarcerated for security reasons in the last years of World War II.
The first occupants of this 320 acre camp, surrounded by tall barbed wire fences, were
German-Austrian . . . — — Map (db m120527) HM |
| On Colorado Route 257 near West 10th Street (Business U.S. 34), on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1943, the Army Corps of Engineers purchased 320 acres of Ray Abbott's wheat field and constructed POW Camp #202 for German World War II prisoners. Prisoners arrived in 1944 and lived here and worked on farms in the surrounding area. They were . . . — — Map (db m120525) HM |
| On U.S. 34 0.2 miles west of County Road 15, on the right when traveling west. |
| | During its brief but colorful life, Mariano Medina's toll bridge and trading post overflowed with high living and tall tales from the proprietor's fur-trapping days. Built on the Big Thompson River in 1858, astride what would become the Overland . . . — — Map (db m89279) HM |
| On Deer Hill Avenue at George Street, on the right when traveling north on Deer Hill Avenue. |
| | During the colonial period, agriculture was the principal occupation in Danbury. The daily tasks of our early settlers included clearing land, raising cattle, growing wheat, rye, corn, beans and squash.
Broad flat tracts of fertile ground in . . . — — Map (db m71351) HM |
| On Hopmeadow Street (U.S. 202) 0.1 miles south of West Street (Connecticut Route 167), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Now known as Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., the company traces its origins to 1836, when Simsbury’s Richard Bacon formed a partnership with an English firm to manufacture a product called a safety fuse.
Invented by Englishman William . . . — — Map (db m140672) HM |
| | This multi-used path was formerly a railroad track, used over time by both passenger and freight trains. The building perpendicular to the street replaces an earlier structure, a barn/tobacco warehouse. Growers brought tobacco there to store until . . . — — Map (db m140778) HM |
| On Main Street South (Connecticut Route 133) 0.1 miles south of Clapboard Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Childhood Home
of
Capt. William D. Burnham
When located south of Center Cemetery
1895 – moved by Darwin Keeler to be farm dairy at "Nine Hearths."
1956 – moved to this site and restored by Bridgewater Historical Society. . . . — — Map (db m28285) HM |
| On Colebrook Road (Route 183) at Stillman Hill Road (Connecticut Route 182), on the right when traveling south on Colebrook Road. |
| | Hale Barn and Trail
In front of you stands the Hale Barn, a vanishing example of 18th century barns that once graced much of the Connecticut countryside. Today, it is owned by the Colebrook Land Conservancy and is protected along with the 38 acres . . . — — Map (db m30240) HM |
| On Whitfield Street 0.1 miles south of Water Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 1755
Home of Nathaniel Elliot nephew of the Reverend Jared Elliot 1685-1763, Yale 1706 physician, botanist, agriculturist – friend of Benjamin Franklin — — Map (db m57422) HM |
| Near Center Street (Connecticut Route 150) at South Colony Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In Memory Of
Hon. Abraham Doolittle
Died Aug. 11, 1690 Ae. 70.
Born in England, was progenitor of the family in America, father of thirteen children, survived by seven sons and three daughters.
Widow, Abigail Moss died Nov. 5, 1710 Ae. . . . — — Map (db m27571) HM |
| On Masonic Street east of Union Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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New London was founded in 1646 by John Winthrop, the younger, who chose this shore-ringed "plantation” for its excellent harbor.
This land, with its great natural assets, attracted men of hardihood and valor and became one of the . . . — — Map (db m114908) HM |
| On Lake Street at Woodland Road, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street. |
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John Boynton began his career in the early 1800s and became the dominant businessman in town for the next 45 years. He purchased this site known as the ‘still’ lot and in 1815 at age 35, built the mill building seen here today.
The upper . . . — — Map (db m158734) HM |
| On South St 0.3 miles west of Seagraves Rd, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Thomas E. Porter
Thomas E. Porter was born August 28, 1830. He was born in Coventry, Connecticut and educated in private and public schools and academies of his native state. He then taught school in Tolland and Hartford Counties. Desiring . . . — — Map (db m142475) HM |
| On Horsebarn Hill Road Ext.. |
| | The Hill and adjoining land were
part of the original gift of land and
money made in 1881 by Charles and
Augustus Storrs to establish what is
now the University of Connecticut.
Today Horsebarn Hill is a multipurpose
shared landscape. It is . . . — — Map (db m128266) HM |
| On Stone Bridge Road at Route 169 on Stone Bridge Road. |
| | Front The industry of northeastern
Connecticut had its earliest
beginnings in this area, Soon
after arriving in 1686 the early
settlers built a sawmill on a
small brook running into the
“Great Lake.” Later several . . . — — Map (db m123797) HM |
| On West North Street just north of South Governors Avenue (Alternate U.S. 13), on the left when traveling west. |
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The Old State House
Fact: After the capital was moved from New Castle to Dover in 1777, the State House was built as the first permanent capitol building in 1787 and finished in 1791.
Information: This Georgian . . . — — Map (db m142495) HM |
| On West North Street at Dairy Barn Way on West North Street. |
| | In 1680, a large tract of land called "Brothers Portion" was warranted to John and Richard Walker. In 1695, 200 acres of the parcel were purchased to create the town of Dover. When the town plot was completed in 1718, John Mifflin purchased 69 acres . . . — — Map (db m94380) HM |
| | The St. Jones River, a major Delaware navigable waterway, is situated south of the John Dickinson Plantation. The river connects the Delaware Bay to the inland city of Dover. Between 1760 and 1808, John Dickinson owned six farms that bordered the . . . — — Map (db m79168) HM |
| On Midstate Road (Delaware Route 12). |
| | This farm, formerly known as Burberry's Berry, was home of Captain Jonathan Caldwell of Colonel Haslet's Regiment in Revolution. Tradition says Delaware soldiers received name "Blue Hen's Chickens" from Caldwell's men having with tem game chickens, . . . — — Map (db m39608) HM |
| | Delaware State Fair-In 1919 local residents held several meetings to discuss the establishment of a fair. On January 12, 1920, the Kent and Sussex County Fair Association was organized for the purposes of “promoting and encouraging agriculture . . . — — Map (db m142643) HM |
| | The Town of Little Creek developed in the early 1800s as a wharf on the Little River between two neighboring plantations. Originally known as Little Landing, the community began as a trading and shipping hub for salt marsh hay, agricultural products . . . — — Map (db m141378) HM |
| | Delaware’s first Jewish farmers, Isaac and Ida Beinoff, settled here in 1897. Like those to follow, they were recent immigrants fleeing poverty and oppression in their native Russia. Between 1912 and 1929, the Jewish Agriculture Society, based in . . . — — Map (db m142529) HM |
| On Railroad Avenue just from Camden-Wyoming Road. |
| | The construction of the Delaware Railroad in the 1850s led to the establishment of the Delmarva Peninsula’s first and most important north-south railway transportation artery. Proximity to the nearby community of Camden resulted in the location of a . . . — — Map (db m39603) HM |
| On McKennans Church Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Farmland along McKennans Church Road, formerly owned by the Wells and Gregg families, was acquired by the New Castle County Workhouse at Greenbank circa 1915-16 and named Delcastle Farms. Located approximately two miles from the main prison . . . — — Map (db m145624) HM |
| Near Cauffiel Parkway near U.S. 13. |
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Once the summer home of a prosperous Wilmington businessman and his family, the Cauffiel House has changed little since it was built in the late 1920s. The colonial style brick house still looks down to the Delaware River over land that was . . . — — Map (db m39709) HM |
| Near West Park Drive 0.1 miles north of East Park Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
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This former dairy barn has been transformed. Today it is a visitor and conference center available for meetings, weddings and the special events.
The Blue Ball Barn is home to the Delaware Folk Art Collection, as well as an historical . . . — — Map (db m153962) HM |
| On Denny Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | James Boulden the Elder and his family moved to Delaware from Maryland in the mid-18th century, amassing wealth and expanding their land ownership in Pencader Hundred as the century progressed. The two-story brick mansion house was built during this . . . — — Map (db m147803) HM |
| On Old Wilmington Road at Farmstead Drive, on the right when traveling west on Old Wilmington Road. |
| | In 1726, William and Catherine Cox built a Flemish bond brick house named "Ocasson" on 350 acres of land acquired from Letitia Penn. William Phillips and his heirs owned the farm from 1766-1830 and added a bank barn by 1770. From 1830-1856 Quaker . . . — — Map (db m157190) HM |
| On W. Main Street (Delaware Route 299) at S. Broad Street (Delaware Route 71), on the right when traveling east on W. Main Street. |
| | Beginning in the 1690s, settler Adam Peterson and his family acquired several tracts of land here. One tract, surveyed in 1733, was given the name "Middletown." The origin of the name is believed to derive from the area's location at the middle . . . — — Map (db m155566) HM |
| On Frenchtown Road (Delaware Route 273), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The 112-acre Penn Farm is the last surviving farm of the 1,068-acre New Castle Common. William Penn, Proprietor and Governor of Pennsylvania, made his warrant in writing under his hand and seal in October 1701, granting the New Castle Common . . . — — Map (db m128897) HM |
| On Dayett Mills Road near Old Baltimore Pike, on the right when traveling south. |
| | If you are just "passing through" or are a new resident or even a life-long Delawarean, we hope to spark your interest in the varied activities available in the Pencader Hundred Area. Whether your are experiencing these for the first time or . . . — — Map (db m156918) HM |
| Near North College Avenue north of East Main Street (Delaware Route 273), on the right when traveling north. |
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| | Top Panel: A historic house leaves, then returns to the family. The story of the Chambers House begins in 1775 when Benjamin Chambers bought 250 acres of land and set up a sawmill on nearby White Clay Creek. His son Joseph built this house . . . — — Map (db m72723) HM |
| On Market Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
| | Left Panel Local Goods, Global Markets In the changing economy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, small towns looked for ways to survive. Port Penn's livelihood depended on exporting local agricultural goods to major markets miles . . . — — Map (db m10396) HM |
| On State Street (Delaware Route 54) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on State Street. |
| | The town of Delmar was established soon after the Delaware Railroad reached this area in 1859. Although fire devastated Demare in 1892 and 1901, the town continued to build and grow. Incorporated on March 9, 1899, Delmar became known as the . . . — — Map (db m3865) HM |
| Near Shipcarpenter Street north of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Byron Pepper of Georgetown, Delaware
Typical building of farms of the 19 and early 20 century — — Map (db m113694) HM |
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