“The 39 years we owned and operated Arrowhead Lodge brought us hundreds of lifetime friendships and experiences in community development that we will cherish forever.” — Stanley R. Case The Arrowhead Visitor Center is at the site of the . . . — — Map (db m281001) HM
This aerial photograph shows the Bellvue Laboratory in the 1920s. The US Department of Agriculture developed the site as a field laboratory for research on irrigation technology. Here former Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State . . . — — Map (db m176232) HM
From the Brink of Extinction Greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's official state fish, is the only trout subspecies native to the South Platte River basin. Widespread introduction of non-native trout following European settlement . . . — — Map (db m283358) HM
Colorado’s largest population of Arctic grayling swim in the cold waters of Joe Wright Reservoir. Arctic Grayling were introduced into Zimmerman Lake in 1951 from Flathead Lake in Montana. They soon found their way down to Joe Wright . . . — — Map (db m283797) HM
The Poudre Canyon once boasted a number of late-19th century hotels for the first tourists in the canyon. John and Maria Zimmerman and their three children arrived here from Minnesota by covered wagon, building their first home near the . . . — — Map (db m283876) HM
Whose feet walked here first? As you walk this trail, imagine walking with you are other visitors, very different from those you would see today. They carry all their necessary gear: tools, food, clothing, and shelter. Rocky Mountain National Park . . . — — Map (db m162062) HM
Elk descend to this meadow and other lowlands when
higher elevations are blanketed by snow in fall, winter,
and spring. Preferring forests by day, elk are most often
seen grazing here at dawn or dusk.
By 1900, elk were hunted out of this area. . . . — — Map (db m164275) HM
The Beaver Meadows Visitor Center reflects the legacy of one the world's most creative architects, Frank Lloyd Wright. After Wright's death the firm he founded, Taliesin Architects, designed the building you see before you. Architect Thomas . . . — — Map (db m167993) HM
Over the years, Hidden Valley has been the site of many different kinds of human uses. Each has left its own changes on the face of the land - visible or invisible. Part of the forest was logged, and a sawmill operated here in the late 1800’s. Logs . . . — — Map (db m162486) HM
Father of the Rocky Mountain National Park
internationally known naturalist, author, lecturer and nature guide
Homesteaded on this site in 1885. — — Map (db m78715) HM
Hidden Valley Creek, below, once flowed directly
into Horseshoe Park before its course was
diverted by an Ice Age glacial moraine. Today,
beaver continue to alter the creek's course by
building dams that have created the chain of
ponds visible . . . — — Map (db m164184) HM
What is a “Park?"
In the early 1800s, French-speaking trappers
called broad mountain meadows “parques,'
meaning enclosures. Later, ranchers used these
large, open basins to graze livestock. Today,
Rocky Mountain National . . . — — Map (db m164185) HM
The mountain index on this rock is a memorial to Roger Wolcott Toll Superintendent of Mount Rainer National Park 1919-1921 *** of Rocky Mountain National Park 1921-1928 of Yellowstone National Park 1929-1935 Civil Engineer ** Naturalist . . . — — Map (db m162344) HM
Little Horseshoe Park was the site of the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp west of the Mississippi River. In May 1933, CCC workers set up a base in the meadow below to house about 200 men.
This camp’s laborers became known as the . . . — — Map (db m162063) HM
The light-colored trees growing on the forest slope before you are aspens that mark an old logging "skid trail." In 1907 - eight years before Rocky Mountain National Park was established - lumbermen hauled timbers from a sawmill at Bierstadt Lake, . . . — — Map (db m289525) HM
Drill, blast, then pick up the rubble. Drill, blast, then pick up the rubble. Workers repeated this process off and on for three summers to carve through these gneiss and shist layers and create Rock Cut. Trail Ridge Road, constructed from 1929 to . . . — — Map (db m163425) HM
Christian Phillipi purchased this property in 1881 and operated his harness business here for many years.
Phillipi was known for making the best harnesses in the region. Because horses were the chief source of power for farm, ranch and . . . — — Map (db m162718) HM
Joseph Antoine Janis was born in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1824. He made a claim on the Cache la Poudre River in 1844, intending to return later to build a home. In the summer of 1859, Antoine Janis, his Oglala wife First Elk Woman and their . . . — — Map (db m105248) HM
This two-story cabin is a classic example of American frontier log construction. Sixty-three year old Elizabeth "Auntie" Stone and her second husband Lewis arrived in this area in 1864. The Army granted them permission to build a private . . . — — Map (db m51972) HM
In 1905, the newly remodeled Northern Hotel was opened by a group of local investors. H.L. Daily found success in that venture, and prosperity led him to have this stately family home built in 1906. The house was sold in 1911 to Charles F. Blunck . . . — — Map (db m52243) HM
The building that today houses the Fort Collins Museum was constructed in 1903, as a public library. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided $12,000 in funds for the construction. Opened to the public on August 24, 1904, the Carnegie Library . . . — — Map (db m51350) HM
As a member of the Colorado Agricultural College
faculty between 1883 and 1888, Elwood Mead established
the first instruction in irrigation engineering to be
offered by an American college or university.
This work provided the foundation . . . — — Map (db m52325) HM
This property, part of the original Camp Collins, was purchased by the Mosman family on October 5, 1891. In 1892 prominent architect, Momtezuma Fuller (1858-1925) designed this house, in a distinctive Eastlake Victorian Queen Anne architectural . . . — — Map (db m52324) HM
Built in 1878 as a 19.5 x 30' one-story flat-front structure, 233 Linden was one of the earliest brick buildings in Ft. Collins. It was the home of Poudre Valley Bank (later United Bank, Norwest Bank, now Wells Fargo Bank), founded by William Stover . . . — — Map (db m162719) HM
This is one of the longest operating weather stations in the western U.S. monitoring temperature, humidity, precipitation (rain, hail and snow), evaporation, winds, solar radiation, clouds, visibility, barometric pressure and soil temperatures. . . . — — Map (db m98539) HM
This large red and gray sandstone building was built in 1888 by Frank Miller. It was the first in Colorado to use the Howe Truss, which was intended to support the ceiling from the roof and leave the first floor free of any posts. The building . . . — — Map (db m252051) HM
Since the beginning of irrigated agriculture, it has been important to measure of the flows of irrigation water. Accuracy of early water measurement methods often suffered because of trash or sediment in the water, or unusual flow conditions. . . . — — Map (db m175805) HM
Certificate of Recognition
Let It Be Known to All Persons That
"The William C. Stover House"
at 503 Remington Street
Is Hereby Officially Accepted As A
Local Historic Landmark
June 4, 1996 — — Map (db m103934) HM
1- Auntie Stones Cabin - Built in 1864
it was used as a boarding house, a hotel and as the settlers first school house.
2. The Bike - A staple form of transportation in Fort Collins. Became popular in the area.
3. The Mitchell Block - Built . . . — — Map (db m281614) HM
(1887 Cornerstone)
Justitia non est neganda non differenda
"Justice is not to be denied nor delayed"
This corner stone and inscription
Set August 11, 1887
Came from the original
Larimer County Courthouse
(1955 Cornerstone)
This . . . — — Map (db m281612) HM
Larimer County Veterans Memorial World War I 1917 – 1918 Frank Allen • Edwin Alkire • George Beach • Royal A. Bennett • Glen Bryant • Charles Conrey • Samuel Cook • Glen J. Cowgill • Harry Demantes • Earl Dennis • Lucus Dreith • . . . — — Map (db m222019) WM
The dark brown concrete poured at the entry steps represents the previous location of the small building now relocated, 100 feet east with the new address of 212 LaPorte Avenue. The
one-story building was designed to hold a creamery laboratory and . . . — — Map (db m281186) HM
Images of bighorn sheep are commonly found in Native American rock art. Numerous figures of stone, bone, shell, and pottery suggest that ancient cultures revered this animal. The bighorn sheep were honored to ensure a good relationship between . . . — — Map (db m286696) HM
Once abundant, bighorn sheep in this area were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1800s to provide meat to logging, mining, and railroad camps. By the early 1900s, bighorn sheep were eliminated from Poudre Canyon. Statewide, more recent threats to . . . — — Map (db m295798) HM
Bighorn sheep inhabit areas near steep slopes and rocky cliffs. Their agility in this terrain provides quick escape from predators such as mountain lions and coyotes. Bighorn sheep prefer open areas with few trees so they can easily spot . . . — — Map (db m295796) HM
Lest we forget.
Bingham Hill Historic Cemetery, 1862.
Reserved by John B. Provost and Ben Claymore (aka L.B. Lessert), 1979.
Dedicated in memory of all those known and unknown ever buried here.
Placed by Cache la Poudre . . . — — Map (db m173608) HM
The Effects of Wildfire
Wildfire is a part of nature. It plays a key role in shaping ecosystems by serving as an agent of renewal and change.
Low-severity wildfire events produce positive effects on forests, such as eliminating . . . — — Map (db m281093) HM
Originally known as the Poudre Canyon Filling Station, Ted's Place was opened in May of 1922 by Edward "Ted" Herring and his older brother Cameron. It consisted of a service station, a grocery store and a restaurant. Some of the first customers to . . . — — Map (db m280925) HM
This log house was built by French trader Sam Deon in 1858. Purchased by Civil War Veteran John Wesley Tharp in 1877. From 1877-1937 the home of Eliza Bingham Tharp Gardner. From 1937-1985 the property of Ethel Gardner Ames Holtz. Now belongs to . . . — — Map (db m174426) HM
We invite you to stop and experience Colorado's only National Wild and Scenic River as it flows beside the Byway. Come travel the mountains, canyons, and valleys that remind us of our western heritage of exploration and adventure.
The Byway is . . . — — Map (db m281090) HM
A stage station, post office, and hotel, on the route from Fort Collins, by way of Pingree Hill, to Home, Colorado, in the upper Poudre Canyon.
In memory of Mildred Payson Beatty — — Map (db m173076) HM
Three-quarters of a mile northwest from this point is the original
Virginia Dale
famous stage station on the overland route to California, 1862 - 1867. Established by Joseph A. (Jack) Slade and named for his wife, Virginia. Located on . . . — — Map (db m89595) HM
What a welcome sight Virginia Dale must have been to nineteenth-century travelers. It was one of the largest stagecoach stations on the Overland Trail, offering hot meals and other conveniences to weary passengers - the equivalent, for its day, of . . . — — Map (db m89639) HM
Downtown Loveland Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior March 2015
The downtown Loveland historic district encompasses portions of nine square blocks . . . — — Map (db m222002) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior {Supplemental Plaque 1} First United Presbyterian Church Built in 1905-06 Colorado Register of Historic Places . . . — — Map (db m222011) HM
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
This Memorial Is the
Property Of The State Of Colorado
Namaqua
Home, trading post and fort of
Mariano Modena, early trapper,
scout and pioneer.
First settlement in the
Big Thompson Valley.
Station on Overland . . . — — Map (db m51194) HM
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these
United States the Boy Scouts of America dedicate this replica of The Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty 40th Anniversary . . . — — Map (db m222785) HM
The beaver trade brought a new figure to the American West, the "Mountain Man." Brigades of these rugged, industrious trappers worked rivers and streams in search of beavers. Between 1820-1840, millions of animals were trapped and killed, their fur . . . — — Map (db m264260) HM
The "great divide" separates drainage to the Atlantic
from drainage to the Pacific. It traverses America from
Alaska almost to Cape Horn.
Atlantic Ocean
«« drainage
Cache La Poudre Creek
drains into the Platte River
which flows to . . . — — Map (db m89106) HM
The cirque before you was the birthplace of many glaciers. Several times during the last two million years, snow hundreds of feet deep accumulated at the top of this valley. The tremendous weight of the compacted snow and ice caused the mass to move . . . — — Map (db m264264) HM
The equipment before you is a SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) Station, which collects snow depth and water content data. One of 750 automated sites in the West, it enables the Natural Resource Conservation Service to forecast how much water will be . . . — — Map (db m264267) HM
To drive along Old Fall River Road is to travel back in time. The slower pace of driving on a winding dirt road recalls a time when traveling in a national park was both challenging and enchanting.
From 1920 to 1932, Fall River Road was the . . . — — Map (db m89121) HM
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service. Defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m88995) HM
Established in 1862 by Overland Stage Agent Joseph A. (Jack) Slade. The
stage station may have been named after Slade's wife, Virginia. The
bullet-riddled station served as a refuge from Indian attacks for travelers and local residents. Slade . . . — — Map (db m287069) HM
Built 1862
for Ben Holladay
Owner, Overland Stage Line
Joseph A. "Jack" Slade
First Division Superintendent
Property of
Virginia Dale Community Club
since 1964
Placed 1996 by
Cache la Poudre Chapter
Daughters of
the . . . — — Map (db m287331) HM
The Bent Rock Trail is a two-mile loop trail that travels through geologic time. As you wander, investigate how rock layers came to be, explore the evidence of ancient mountain building, discover ancient boulders in the watershed, and consider the . . . — — Map (db m289526) HM
