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History · Gilcrest

A history of Gilcrest,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Gilcrest from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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2recent photos
From Gilcrest’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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A post office called Gilcrest has been in operation since 1907. The community has the name of W. K. Gilcrest, a businessperson in the banking industry.

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Timeline

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1940s9 items · Sorting, grading and bagging early po…LOC
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSorting, grading and bagging earl…, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Kristen SchaalKristen SchaalLongmont · 19 miJake LloydJake LloydFort Collins · 24 miVance D. BrandVance D. BrandLongmont · 19 miJack ReynorJack ReynorLongmont · 19 miJon HederJon HederFort Collins · 24 miRMRoss MarquandFort Collins · 24 mi
By decade

Gilcrest, decade by decade

1940s9 items
Sorting, grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled by truck and shipped to all parts of the country. Gilcrest, Co…LOCSorting, grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled by…1941Sorting and grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled by truck and shipped to all parts of the country. Gilcrest,…LOCSorting and grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled…1941Sorting and grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled by truck and shipped to all parts of the country. Gilcrest,…LOCSorting and grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled…1941Truckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and bagging sheds. From here they are shipped to all parts of the …LOCTruckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and ba…1941Truckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and bagging sheds. From here they are shipped to all parts of the …LOCTruckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and ba…1941Truckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and bagging sheds. From here they are shipped to all parts of the …LOCTruckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and ba…1941Truckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading and bagging sheds. From here they are shipped to all parts of the c…LOCTruckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading and bag…1941Untitled photo, possibly related to: Sorting and grading and bagging early potatoes to be hauled by truck andshipped to…LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Sorting and grading an…1941Untitled photo, possibly related to: Truckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and bagging sheds. From here …LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Truckloads of potatoes…1941
1950s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
Gilcrest, Colorado and U.S. 85 southwest of Greeley, ColoradoCommonsGilcrest, Colorado and U.S. 85 southwest of Greeley, Colora…2008COMap-doton-GilcrestCommonsCOMap-doton-Gilcrest2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Gilcrest is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Gilcrest has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Daniels School in Milliken, 3.9 miles away.

Gilcrest and the nearest listed places

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Daniels SchoolFort VasquezHarvey J. Parish HouseJared L. Brush BarnAnderson BarnWhite-Plumb Farm

Closest to Gilcrest

Daniels SchoolMilliken · Built 19113.9miFort VasquezPlatteville · Site6.5miHarvey J. Parish HouseJohnstown · Building7.8miJared L. Brush BarnJohnstown · Built 18658miAnderson BarnJohnstown · Built 19139.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Daniels School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Gilcrest?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Gilcrest’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Truckloads of potatoes in front of sorting, grading, and bagging sheds. From here they are shipped to all parts of the … (1941) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Milliken📜 Evans📜 Platteville📜 La Salle

From Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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