Morrison’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Morrison. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗This small foothills settlement is named after George Morrison (April 16, 1822 – June 11, 1895), a builder and businessman who left a mark not only on the town that now bears his name, but on the history of the area. A stonemason who immigrated from Canada to the Mt. Vernon area in 1859, he helped found the town of Mt. Vernon and built the Mt. Vernon House, seat of the territorial government under Robert Steele, and an important stop for travelers on the Mt. Vernon Toll Road from Denver to the goldfields of the Rocky Mountains. He became a U.S. citizen on May 22, 1862. George Morrison later moved south to Bear Creek, where he founded the Morrison Stone, Lime, and Town Co., and in 1874 platted the town that became known as Morrison, or briefly as Mt. Morrison. With Gov. John Evans, he was instrumental in bringing the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad to Morrison in 1874.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Morrison’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morrison’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewArthur Lakes illustration of Apat…, 1877: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Morrison
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Morrison, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Morrison
Morrison has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 88 historic buildings, because Morrison Historic District alone counts 63. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2020Fort, The (Boundary Increase)Listed 1974Morrison SchoolhouseListed 1976Morrison Historic DistrictListed 1990Red Rocks Park DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Arthur Lakes illustration of Apatosaurus ajax and Atlantosaurus montanus at (1877) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.