Fort Morgan Cut-Off
The Fort Morgan Cut-Off of the Overland Stage Company (formerly the Central Overland, California, and Pike's Peak Express Company) was a stage route that passed through Adams County, Colorado. It was established in September 1862 as an offshoot of the Overland Trail. The established stage route traveled through the present-day towns of Greeley and Laporte in northern Colorado. In LaPorte, Overland operated the LaPorte Station.[1] Just south of Greeley, Overland operated the Latham Station. The Sherwood Station Site was on the Fort Morgan Cut-Off center.[2] A connecting trail known as the Denver Road followed the South Platte River to Denver and the surrounding mining towns. The Fort Morgan Cut-off bypassed the stations between Fort Morgan, Colorado and Laporte and went directly to Denver.
Stations
[edit | edit source]- Bijou Stage Station
- Living Springs Stage Station
- Kiowa Stage Station (now Bennett, Colorado)
- Box Elder Stage Station (now Watkins, Colorado)
- Coal Creek Stage Station (located in present-day Aurora, Colorado)
- Toll Gate Stage Station (located in present-day Aurora, Colorado)
See also
[edit | edit source]- Ben Holladay founder of the Fort Morgan Cut-Off
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Wagner, Albin. "Overland Stage First Mass Transit System". Adams County Crossroads of the West 2:18-19 Denver Colorado: Century Graphics (1977). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (accessed September 4, 2006)