Pierce in Weld County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pierce, Colorado

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2022

1. Pierce, Colorado Marker

Inscription.
Named Nov. 8, 1869 in honor of General John Pierce, then President of the Union Pacific R.R.

Pierce was a watering stop for the steam locomotives. A box car was used for the first telegraph office, the depot, and U.S. Post Office.

Cattle, sheep, grain, potatoes, beans, and sugar beets are among the things shipped from Pierce. A depot built in 1905 remained until 1963 when it was done away with.

Pierce was incorporated in 1918. Population 1,000 in 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 8, 1869.

Location. 40° 38.198′ N, 104° 45.225′ W. Marker is in Pierce, Colorado, in Weld County. It is at the intersection of CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) and Shafer Avenue, on the right when traveling south on CanAm Highway. Marker is located at the south end of the small triangular park bounded by US Highway 85, 1st Street, and Shafer Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pierce CO 80650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s

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Front Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Great Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Weld County Irrigation / Ault Country (approx. 3.8 miles away); Ault Centennial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pvt Joe P. Martinez (approx. 3.9 miles away); Liberty Park (approx. 3.9 miles away); Ault High School (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Denver Pacific Railway (approx. 5.3 miles away); Benjamin Harrison Eaton (approx. 8 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Town of Pierce.

In 1869 The Denver Pacific Railroad started laying tracks to Cheyenne to connect Denver with the Union Pacific Railroad. On November 8, 1869, a side track was laid and was named "Pierce" after General John Pierce, U.S.A., President of the Denver Pacific Railroad. John Pierce was formerly a General of the Union Army. A well was dug at the Pierce siding
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2022

2. Pierce, Colorado Marker
(looking south • Shafer Avenue in background • US 85 on left)
for water for steam locomotives. Also, a boxcar beside the track became the first building in Pierce.

(Submitted on August 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Pierce, Colorado.

The population was 834 at the 2010 census. The town is a rural agricultural community located on the Colorado Eastern Plains along U.S. Highway 85 north of Greeley. A post office called Pierce has been in operation since 1903.

(Submitted on August 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Bicentennial Centennial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2022

3. Bicentennial Centennial Park

(south side of marker)
Dedicated in memory of
Mr. & Mrs. L.N. Priddy
Pioneer Residents

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2022

4. Bicentennial Centennial Park

(looking north • 1st Street on left • US 85 on right)

United States Post Office, Pierce, Colorado image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2022

5. United States Post Office, Pierce, Colorado

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.