On 8th Street at Grand Avenue (State Route 82), on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
On March 15, 1887, excavation for a three-story brick and stone building began on lots at 802 Grand Avenue for the First National Bank building. At the time, The Glenwood Echo newspaper reported that the First National Bank offices would occupy the . . . — — Map (db m120089) HM
On 8th Street east of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1888, through the ingenuity of developer and engineer Walter B. Devereux, the City of Glenwood Springs was provided with electric lights.
Devereux had been a local leader for the development of hydroelectric power. By 1886, he . . . — — Map (db m120543) HM
From Vision to Reality
Glenwood Canyon has been a critical link in the nation's ground transportation network ever since the completion of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1887. Later, Taylor State Road, a continuous wagon road between . . . — — Map (db m120263) HM
On 8th Street east of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1930's, America was mired in a deep economic depression. As part of his New Deal program, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented government programs designed to create employment and to stabilize the national economy.
One . . . — — Map (db m120550) HM
On Grand Avenue (Colorado Route 82) at 8th Street, on the right when traveling south on Grand Avenue.
The Citizens National Bank Building stands as Glenwood Springs landmark.
The Citizens Building and Improvement Company was founded in 1910. Construction of the Citizens National Bank Building began in January, 1913. The building was completed . . . — — Map (db m120085) HM
On 8th Street at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
"It all started with an empty file folder," recalled David Delaplane. In 1962, Delaplane was settling in to his new office as manager of the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce.
He came across a folder titled "Education Committee" . . . — — Map (db m120846) HM
On 8th Street at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
World War II brought sweeping social changes to Glenwood Springs as tourism, its prime industry, declined. The Hotel Colorado, the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, and the Vapor Cave saw marked declines in patronage during these years. . . . — — Map (db m120554) HM
On 7th Street east of Cooper Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In the late 1800's to the early 1900's, saloons, restaurants, and rooming houses occupied this block. In 1904, Frank Walter constructed two buildings - one three-story - in the block. Walter leased the ground floor of the three-story building (406 . . . — — Map (db m120084) HM
On Grand Avenue (Colorado Route 82) north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The commercial building at 824-826 Grand Avenue was constructed in 1888. The brick building was initially occupied by a hardware store and an agricultural implement shop on the first floor, furnished rooms on the second floor, and a tin shop in the . . . — — Map (db m120102) HM
On Grand Avenue (Colorado Route 82) south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F) working hard to establish their own permanent meeting place.
After being in many different locations in the downtown, the began construction of their new lodge in 1898. The . . . — — Map (db m120086) HM
On East 6th Street at North River Street, on the right when traveling west on East 6th Street.
Expansion to Hydroelectric
Devereux's dreams for Glenwood Springs' growth were so successful that the demands for his electrical power grew quickly. The years 1887 and 1888 saw the design and construction of the current building, the . . . — — Map (db m120133) HM
On 8th Street east of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Beginning in the 1870's Italians came in great numbers to Colorado. The Roaring Fork Valley's Italian immigrants performed the hard, dirty work wanted by no one else. Most were coal miners who worked the mines at Sunlight, Spring Gulch and . . . — — Map (db m120548) HM
On Bennett Avenue south of 12th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Glenwood's Oldest Established Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery is Glenwood Springs' oldest existing cemetery and is known by several other names; Pioneer, Hill, Glenwood and Doc Holiday's. The name Linwood has been used since the cemetery's . . . — — Map (db m191017) HM
On Grand Avenue (Colorado Route 82) at 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Grand Avenue.
This current address has incorporated numbers 827 and 829 Grand Avenue. The earliest maps show buildings on this site since 1888, but the year 1913 has J.F. McCoy constructing his building. In 1917, the State of Colorado purchased the building for . . . — — Map (db m120087) HM
What is a Potter's Field?
As you stand in the central plaza of Linwood Cemetery, the path ahead to the east takes you to the Potter's Field section of Glenwood Springs' oldest established burial ground. A Potter's Field is the section of a . . . — — Map (db m191234) HM
On 7th Street at Blake Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 7th Street.
This site - Lot 9 Block 45 - housed what in later years would be known as the Rex Hotel. Glenwood Springs founder Isaac Cooper first owned the property, but between 1887 to 1892, ownership changed hands several times. During this time, several small . . . — — Map (db m120082) HM
On 7th Street east of Cooper Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1906 Henry Bosco had a whole liquor and Coca-Cola bottling business operating in the basement of a saloon at 414 Seventh Street. Within a few years, Henry purchased the building that housed his business and the adjacent lot to the east. In 1915, . . . — — Map (db m120083) HM
On East 6th Street at North River Street, on the right when traveling west on East 6th Street.
The Vision
The year was 1886. Walter Devereux, a wealthy silver mining venture capitalist from Aspen, turned his vision downvalley to Glenwood Springs to develop the next world
class resort. The area's climate, rich land, rivers and free . . . — — Map (db m120130) HM
On Grand Avenue (Colorado Route 82) north of 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original building at this site was built in 1883 and was called the Hotel Colorado. It was quickly found too small for its needs and plans were made to replace it.
In 1884, Isaac Cooper, William Gelder, and Joseph Enzensperger made plans . . . — — Map (db m120095) HM
On 8th Street at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
The growing town of Glenwood Springs needed pure water, piped into homes and businesses, despite the effort and the cost.
In February 1887, the Board of Trustees advertised statewide for construction bids to build a town water . . . — — Map (db m120535) HM
On 8th Street east of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A blinding snowstorm reduced Engineer Hartenberg's vision as he guided the D & RGW passenger train No. 1 through Glenwood Canyon. It was 11:30 the night of February 1, 1899, as the train passed Shoshone headed for Glenwood Springs. . . . — — Map (db m120545) HM
On 8th Street east of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Roaring Fork Valley's coal fields sparked a war of expansion between two railroads: the Denver and the Rio Grande Railroad and the Colorado Midland Railroad. In 1886 the Colorado Midland proposed building a line to Aspen.
Knowing that . . . — — Map (db m120532) HM
On West Main Street at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
In 1893, this two-story building served as a general merchandise establishment. Daniel Barry operated his business here until 1897. Cohn, Doll & Co (later Doll Bros. and Smith) operated a dry goods and general merchandise store here, followed by the . . . — — Map (db m120103) HM
On West Main Street at Vandeventer Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
In the early days of New Castle, horses were at the center of all activity. The building before you was where that activity happened. C.H. Noren & Son, who rented horses and rigs for hauling, operated the livery business. Later Levi Strauss and A . . . — — Map (db m120105) HM
On U.S. 6 west of Burning Mountain Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Jolley Trail is named after a longtime New Castle family that ran sheep and lived on the land this trail traverses today.
In 1919 the Jolley Brothers — Herb, Malcolm (Mack), Henry and Lee — who were some of the first sheepmen . . . — — Map (db m120108) HM
On West Main Street at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
This memorial is placed in honor of the men who lost their lives in the coal mines of New Castle.
Vulcan Mine - February 18, 1896
Thomas Addison·Gabriel Gleese·Angelo Petrico
Alphonz Baldis·John Gumbard·Phillip Preola
Peter . . . — — Map (db m120120) HM
On West Main Street at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows insignia still appears on the façade of this building, built in 1990. As with many early buildings, the ground floor was used for commercial purposes. Here the ground floor was occupied by a saloon, later by J.W. . . . — — Map (db m120119) HM
On West Main Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
St. John's is New Castle's oldest existing church. The cornerstone of the building was laid on
November 2, 1908 and the first service was held on Easter Sunday, April 11, 1909. There has been very little change to the exterior of the building since . . . — — Map (db m120107) HM
Near Interstate 70 Frontage Road at milepost 119 east of No Name Lane (County Road 129).
In 1905, Colorado state senator Edward T. Taylor said, "I hope that someday our road will be a portion of a grand boulevard stretching across the nation." Taylor referred to the 12.5-mile gorge known as Glenwood Canyon. Today, the canyon road is the . . . — — Map (db m120136) HM
Near Interstate 70 Frontage Road at milepost 119 east of No Name Lane (County Road 129).
Glenwood Canyon inspired the finest hour in American rail travel. During World War II a railroad official rode through here in the cab of a diesel freight locomotive. The view from the panoramic windshield so impressed him that he began steps to rig . . . — — Map (db m120140) HM
On Green Street at East 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Green Street.
The Robbery
On June 7, 1904, an outlaw named Harvey Logan attempted one of the west's last train robberies near here. Also known as Kid Curry, Logan was a member of Butch Cassidy's notorious "Hole in the Wall" gang.
When the westbound . . . — — Map (db m67922) HM
Near Lion's Park Circle, 0.6 miles west of State Route 13.
Rifle
During the U.S. Geological Survey of 1876, A.C. Peale wrote the word "rifle" on his map to mark the location of a misplaced firearm. The gun was never found, but the name stuck. Founded in 1882, Rifle attracted a steady flow of . . . — — Map (db m120749) HM