Golden City

From the beginning, Clear Creek has determined the layout of the town first known as “Golden City.” Golden is placed at an angle from the compass to align its streets to the river. The first river crossing also determined the ...

Irrigation and Farming

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 following his arrival ...

The White Ash Mine Disaster

For many years, Golden’s people have respected the flood waters of Clear Creek above ground. However, it was the flood below ground that claimed the most lives. On September 9, 1889, water broke into the White Ash Mine beneath Clear ...

Ferrell/Berthoud Home (Miners Hotel)

John M. Ferrell came to the Golden valley from upstate New York in June of 1859. He camped on the southeastern banks of Clear Creek and created the Washington Avenue crossing for the gold rushers. When Golden was organized, Ferrell ...

Winter Wind on the Mesa

This stunning sculpture provides beauty and grace to the Clear Creek and Table Mountain backdrop. She was placed to honor the Native Americans indigenous to Golden, primarily the Arapahoe, Ute and Cheyenne. Funding was sponsored by Peak Properties and Clear ...

Amherst County / Rockbridge County

Area 470 Square Miles / Area 616 Square Miles

Amherst County. Formed in 1781 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.

Rockbridge County. Formed in 1778 from ...

Clutes Dry Dock

Volvyder's Dry Dock, 1825.

Re-established by Nicholas

Clute, 1852. Canal boats

built and repaired here.

Settlement abandoned 1907.

Marker can be reached from Riverview Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Nevada City, The “Queen City of the Northern Mines”

National Register of Historic Places

Nevada City, the “Queen City of the Northern Mines”, became a town of 16,000 in the early 1850’s following the discovery of gold on Deer Creek in 1849. Here is located the largest and best preserved ...

Grant Frederick Timmerman

In Memory Of

Medal of Honor

Sgt

US Marine Corps

World War II

Feb 14 1918

Jul 8 1944

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Sergeant Grant R. Timmerman

United States Marine Corps WWII

KIA 8 July 1944 Saipan Island

United States Navy Medal of Honor

Purple Heart Medal with Gold Star

Bronze Star Medal

American Defense Medal

China Service ...

Per Ardua Ad Astra

On June 12th, 1982, this plaque was unveiled to commemorate the years 1941 to 1945 when Falcon Field was established as No. 4 British Flying Training School.

To this airfield came many air cadets of the British Royal Air Force, ...