Sherwood Station Site

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Sherwood Station Site
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Frederick W. Sherwood (1831-1906) owner of the Sherwood Station and a Larimer County Commissioner
LocationArapaho Bend Natural Area
Timnath, Colorado
Coordinates 40°31′55″N104°59′33″W / 40.5319°N 104.9924°W / 40.5319; -104.9924
Built1860
Built forEarly pioneers, Overland Stage and Mail
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Sherwood Station
Location of Sherwood Station Site in Colorado
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Sherwood Station
Sherwood Station (the United States)

Sherwood Station, was a rest stop for early American pioneers in wagon trains heading west on the Overland Trail. The site is now on the border of the City of Timnath and Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado. The station was on the banks of Cache la Poudre River, now in the Arapaho Bend Natural Area. The Sherwood Station had good year-round water from Cache la Poudre River. The Sherwood Station was on the route of the Overland Stage and Mail used from 1863 to 1869, which ran from Kansas to Salt Lake. The Station was an Overland small swing station. The Sherwood Station was on Fort Morgan Cut-Off.

The City of Timnath was called the Sherwood District in the past, as it was part of the Sherwood Ranch, which was founded in 1860. [1] The Sherwood Ranch ran the Sherwood Station. The Sherwood Ranch was owned and run by Frederick W. Sherwood and his brother, Jesse Sherwood. [2] Frederick W. Sherwood (1831–1906) was also a member of the first board of Larimer County commissioners. [3] The first wedding in Larimer County was performed by Frederick W. Sherwood in 1862. [4] Travelers to the Sherwood Station arrived from Latham Station to the south. From Sherwood Station, the Overland Trail travels north to the next stop, LaPorte Station 12 miles away. [5]

No trace of the Sherwood Station remains; one building that were neighbors of the Sherwood Station have survived. The ruins of the Strauss Cabin of the Strauss homestead, built in 1886 and located in the Arapaho Bend Natural Area. [6] [7] The City of Fort Collins was founded in 1864, northwest of the Sherwood Station. Soon the Overland Stage route was changed to the city, and the Sherwood Station was no longer used. [3]

To protect travelers on the Overland route, Camp Collins was built in 1862, one year before the Overland Stage service started. The Colorado War was also a major factor in Camp Collins being founded. [8] Camp Collins is named after the first Camp Commander William O. Collins (1809–1880). [9] [4] [10]

With the opening of the Union Pacific Railroad's first transcontinental railroad in 1868, [11] the wagon trains started to end. [12] [13] [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "of Timnath, coloradoan.com".
  2. ↑ "Frederick William Sherwood". database.history.fcgov.com.
  3. 1 2 "The Overland Trail: From Latham to LaPorte via Denver--Updated 03/07/00". losthistory.net.
  4. 1 2 "Fort Collins Time Line: Fort Collins History Connection". history.fcgov.com.
  5. ↑ "The Overland Trail in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org.
  6. ↑ "Strauss Cabin".
  7. ↑ Fleming, Barbara. "Fleming: The tale of Timnath". Fort Collins Coloradoan.
  8. ↑ Grinnell, George Bird (1955), The Fighting Cheyennes, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 116–119
  9. ↑ Fort Collins History Connection
  10. ↑ Hunt, Roger D. Colonels in Blue—Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary, 2011
  11. ↑ "The Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad: Pursuing What's Possible and Making it Happen". Union Pacific.
  12. ↑ Duhamel, Dominick (May 14, 2024). "1867 Big Wyoming: Capturing Wyoming Rail History".
  13. ↑ "Overland Trail". www.visitlaramie.org.
  14. ↑ "Overland Stage II--Wyoming Tales and Trails". www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com.
  15. ↑ "Great Days Of The Overland Stage". AMERICAN HERITAGE.
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