Hereford Colorado Townsite - Ghost town
This is one of Colorado's Plains Ghost towns. The day I was here a group of people were cleaning up the town. Several of the buildings I wanted pictures of were obstructed by pay loaders, dump trucks etc so you have to settle for these photos.
Photos courtesy of Mike Sinnwell 2005
Went back a couple years later and got some winter photos. I was told one of these houses was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Can you guess which one?
A viewer writes. - May 2009 - I believe that's it. (The house Frank Lloyd Wright designed - third row second and third pictures) Several different functions over the years. Maybe even a bed and breakfast. I grew up and live in Greeley and as a kid we explored, hunted, prowled the prairies/plains rather than the mountains west of us. Pawnee Nat'l Grasslands and so forth. Something has always drawn me to the old prairie towns, both living and gone. Sad to see the old, tumble down places because somebody's hopes and dreams tumbled before the buildings did. Love the vastness of the plains and nothing is more beautiful than the prairie in bloom with spring rains. Wildflowers as far as the eye can see. In my "old days long gone" we preferred the prairie because it seemed every one else including our friends always went to the mountains. We always had the prairie to ourselves. By the way, the mother of an old high school chum of mine taught school in Keota back in the 20's or 30's. Her name was Mary Olsen. Keep up the good work! As soon as I can I'll put something in the "Tip jar".
A viewer writes - August 2009 - Thanks for putting in the suggested (and accurate) change. What a great website! Thanks also for now including the Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in Hereford pictures. This style was known as his "Prairie style" design. Can you believe? By the way, the bank in Hereford was held up at gunpoint back in the thirties (twenties?). That whole area up there was very active and populated from the cowherd days through the homesteading days until the Dust Bowl times. Most of the homesteaders pulled out then and many moved to near Longmont. The famous Crow Creek Cow Camp was up around there where the branded free range cattle were rounded up an sorted out to their various outfits and owners by those brands. A very big deal in the old cowboy days and even into the twenties. Ah, yes. Trails plowed under and all that. Regards, Phil Tallman
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