EL PASO COUNTY
Drennan School
20500 Drennan Road, Ellicott vicinity
State Register 8/30/2007, National Register 4/16/2008, 5EP.4967
LARIMER COUNTY
Greeley, Salt Lake & Pacific Railroad - Stout Branch
Approximately ½ mile south of the junction of U.S. Hwy. 287 and CO. Rd. 28, Laporte vicinity
National Register 4/16/2008, 5LR.9960.8
The 1881 Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad (GSL&P) - Stout Branch
represents northern Colorado railroad operations, specifically the early efforts
to connect the area with the transcontinental railroad by building a route
through Poudre Canyon and west to Salt Lake City, and later use of the railroad
to transport raw materials. The branch railroad played a significant role in the
commercial and industrial development of northeastern Colorado. The rail line
transported sandstone and limestone from quarries west of Fort Collins to
building sites and sugar factories in Larimer County and beyond. This short
segment of the GSL&P represents several trends in Colorado transportation
history, including the search for a transcontinental railroad route through
Colorado and the importance of the railroads in developing local industries
including stone quarrying, manufacture of railroad ties and the sugar beet
industry. The railroad segment provides an opportunity to document, preserve
and interpret a disappearing part of the transportation, commercial and
industrial history of northern Colorado. The property is associated with
the
Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
(2007 photograph)
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