Arcadia Publishing Around Granby History Book

Description

The area around Granby was developed in the late 1800s and today remains true to the ﾡﾰSpirit of the West.ﾡﾱ It once was the Utes’ summer hunting ground and was shared by fur trappers and mountain men in the winters. Later, prospectors came to Lulu City and mined for gold while loggers and homesteaders built schools and churches, forming the towns of Monarch, Selak and Coulter. In 1905, the Moffat Railroad created a new town, putting Granby on the map. Dependable railroad access allowed ranches and businesses to thrive. The Victory Highway offered motorcars a route through the Arapaho National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park, bringing tourism to dude ranches, where guests wanted to be cowboys. After World War II, the completion of the massive ColoradoﾨCBig Thompson Water Project changed the landscape when Lake Granby buried ranches and the Lindbergh airstrip. Soon, locals discovered ﾡﾰwhite goldﾡﾱ when skiing and winter sports expanded the four-season, mountain-resort community.