Gwillimsville, Colorado

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Early El Paso County Colorado map. Gwillimsville was six miles east of Monument in northern El Paso County Early El Paso County Colorado map.jpg
Early El Paso County Colorado map. Gwillimsville was six miles east of Monument in northern El Paso County

Gwillimsville was a settlement at the head of Cherry Creek and six miles east of Monument in northern El Paso County, Colorado. Its settlers were engaged in dairy, ranching, and timber businesses. [1] [2] The Gwillimsville post office operated from April 18, 1878, until September 25, 1890. [3] [2]

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References

  1. George A. Crofutt (1885). Crofutt's Grip-sack Guide of Colorado: A Complete Encyclopedia of the State. Overland Publishing Company. p. 102.
  2. 1 2 "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Denver Public Library. p. 278. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.