Erie Relocation Information - Thinking of moving to Erie, CO?

Erie Colorado is east of Boulder and Lafayette South of Longmont & North of Broomfield. It falls in both Boulder and Weld Counties. Erie was also a mining town and has seen tremendous growth in the past 5-8 years due to housing subdivisions. Along with the housing growth, Erie has had to build a new high school and reallocate school resources and move the middle schoolers to the old high school. Erie is part of St. Vrain School district.

In 2006 Erie citizens approved funding for a new library and rec center which will open early 2008. While downtown Erie has not seen major changes, it is home to restaurants and a wonderful park which is used for music festivals.

For more information please refer to the website: http://www.ci.erie.co.us

Prior to the 1870s and the development of the northern coal fields, settlers living along Coal Creek eked out their living as farmers or merchants. The few communities existing along the Front Range were miles apart by stagecoach or horseback.

Throughout the 1860s, stagecoach companies delivered freight, mail and passengers to destinations along the foothills. The Overland Stage traveled from Denver to Laramie each day, following much the same route as the present U.S. Highway 287. Contact with distant friends and relatives improved with the coming of the railroad to Erie in 1871. Even after its arrival, however, travelers heading to Longmont had to continue on by stagecoach or spring wagon. Those bound for Boulder detrained at the Erie terminal and boarded a stage for the final destination.

Social interaction among early settlers was limited, and families traveled great distances to attend church, school or grange meetings. Many relied on circuit-riding preachers to bring them the gospel once or twice a month. Such a man was Reverend Richard Van Valkenburg, civic leader and a founder of Erie, Colorado. Having spent many years as a Methodist preacher in the coal towns near Erie, Pennsylvania, the Reverend thought it fitting to bestow that name on its western counterpart.

The original plat for Erie was filed in 1871, following establishment of the Briggs Mine, the first commercial coal mine in Weld County. Until that time, surface coal had been delivered to its customers by horse and wagon.

It was also in 1871 that the Union Pacific Railroad extended a spur westward from Brighton on its main line between Denver and Cheyenne. Coal from the Erie deposits was needed to fuel their huge steam locomotives. The Boulder Valley Railroad, as it was called then, opened up the northern coal fields for development. Soon coal from Erie mines was being shipped by rail to markets in Denver and as far east ask Kansas City.

The Town of Erie was incorporated in 1874.

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