Fort Collins Historical Society

07/02/2026

In 1976 we celebrated our Bicentennial as a nation with church bells ringing, air raid sirens sounding, and a cannon shot across Sheldon Lake at City Park! In 2026, we'll be celebrating our Semiquincentennial as a nation with a race, a Walk Through History, an expansive Revolutionary War display, kids festivities, historic and modern trucks, and flags, flags, flags!

The Fort Collins Historical Society will have a booth from 11 am - 2 pm at City Park. We hope to see you there!

06/29/2026

113 years ago there was some talk about removing the "Fort" from "Fort Collins." Here's what the newspapers had to say about that.

06/23/2026

We hope to see you at City Park on the Fourth of July!

Don't miss us in the Walk Through History.

06/23/2026

If you attended the Historical Society meeting tonight and now you're looking for Betty's movie, "Fort Collins, Choice City for Whom" here's a link:

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06/16/2026

In 1967, members of the Colorado National Guard's Bravo Company of the 140th Signal Battalion faced a "mob" of 25 men defiantly hurling eggs, cucumbers, and pumpkins on Linden Street. Due to increasing unrest across the country, with civil rights protests and anti-war protests taking place, the National Guard wanted to train in case that unrest spilled out onto Fort Collins' streets.

This image is from the Archive's website (FCMoD, C01427) and says that this training took place at Walnut and Linden. There are several photos in the collection taken between Mountain and Walnut along Linden. But I don't think this image is from Walnut Street. Can you identify where the photo was taken and what buildings are shown here? (I have an idea and I believe every building in this photo is still with us today. -Meg )

Join the Fort Collins Historical Society on June 22nd, at 6:30 pm at the Old Town Library to learn more about Civil Rights activities that have taken place in town over the years. All meetings are free and open to the public. Bring a friend!

06/13/2026

Just over 100 years ago, Maytag announced in the Express-Courier that they'd be arriving soon to "better serve Fort Collins housewives!!!"

From the June 5, 1925 Fort Collins Express-Courier.

06/10/2026

Before Ghent Motor moved to S. College at Drake, the business was located on N. College. Do you remember when it was located on N. College?

06/05/2026

At the Corner of College and Drake – a Lamb Farm by Meg Dunn | Jun 4, 2026 | Agricultural History, Fort Collins | 0 comments Drake-Bartels House on the SW corner of Drake and College (FCMoD, H03309). In 1873, the State of Alabama was given land grants from the United States Government to help fund...

05/29/2026

Here’s a similar post to yesterday’s. This is another extant bit of track from the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific line that used to run through Fort Collins towards Bellvue, Stout and Ingleside. In the first pic, MOBB and El Burrito are just to the left of the photo with the intersection of Willow and Linden behind me. In the second pic, you can see the spur breaking off towards the Lindell Mill (AKA Ranchway Feed, AKA Hubbard).

05/28/2026

This little snippet of railroad track is a preserved remnant of the train line that used to run out to Bellvue, Stout, and Ingleside. Looking west, you see the path it would take towards Bellvue. Looking east, you see the route it would take from Greeley