Floyd Hill’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Floyd Hill. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Floyd Hill is named after Merril H. Floyd, head of the Clear Creek Wagon Road Company that operated in the 1860s. Mr. Floyd owned a ranch on a hill in the area and the land around the hill, which became known as "Floyd's Hill", where his company built a wagon road over from Idaho Springs to Bergen's ranch.
On February 24, 1873, the Colorado Central Railroad completed a rail spur from Forks Creek 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to Floyd Hill.
The Floyd Hill, Colorado, post office operated from September 9, 1912, until June 30, 1937. The Evergreen, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80439) now serves the area.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Floyd Hill’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Floyd Hill’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCO 3 I70 NARA 1960 18, 1960: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Floyd Hill
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Floyd Hill, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Floyd Hill is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Floyd Hill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Humphrey House in Pine Valley, 3.9 miles away.
Floyd Hill and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as CO 3 I70 NARA 1960 18 (1960) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.