Littleton

by Mike Butler

Overview

In 1858, gold was discovered where Little Dry Creek joins the South Platte River, four miles north of what is today Littleton. After the initial rush of gold-seekers, agriculture sustained growth when the gold deposits played out. In 1861, Richard S. Little filed claims for agricultural land along the South Platte River in what would become Littleton. Little was not only a farmer but a land developer, and he filed his plat at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in 1872 for streets and homes on his property. When the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad built south from Denver through Littleton in 1871, development soon followed, and Little had no shortage of buyers for his plots of land. Thus began Littleton, and over the years of boom and bust, this early settlement has transitioned from village to county seat to one of Denver's finest suburbs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467132558
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/26/2015
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,021,641
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Author Mike Butler has lived in Littleton for six years and has partnered with the Littleton Museum to present these historic photographs of the town. He has authored three previous titles in Arcadia's Images of America series: Around the Spanish Peaks, Great Sand Dunes National Park, and Southern Colorado: O.T. Davis Collection.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Water, Farming, and Flour Milling 11

2 Pioneer Families, Homes, and Businesses 25

3 Rails to Littleton 39

4 Civic Building Spree Begins 59

5 From Cow Town to Downtown 73

6 Manufacturing Brings Employment 89

7 Snowstorms and Floods 105

8 Recreation and Leisure 115

Bibliography 127