Silt Colorado

 

December 1894 the original Harvey Gap reservoir was finished. The dam failed in March 1895 I believe. There was a farm called Blue Ribbon Farm at the base of the gap that was basically destroyed due to the amount of rocks and debris covering the fields. The name came about when they went to the World’s Fair and won several blue ribbons for crops. There are several articles on it at the Silt Historical Park. It was rebuilt much larger about 12 years later. Completed in 1906.

First State Bank of Silt Colorado ~

 

History of Silt

 

 

Silt Mercantile

Ruggera Fruit Farm

Apples on Parks Place and the home which was also a stage stop.

Why Silt? 

George Ferguson

 

The IOOF hall in Silt in 1936.  Had the post office on the first floor.

 

 

Veterans Memorial Park on 5th and Home in Silt Colorado

World War II

Frank Barnett, Bailon Monyano Jr., George E Brosius, Edgar Allen Roe, Faustin Castillo, Walter O Shults Jr., Robert Chambers, Feno J Toller, Max K. Hall, Orville A. Michelsen, Arthur J. Johnson, A.J. Von Dette, Robert Jones, Earl Reynolds, Joe E. Martinez, Roy Chapman.

Korean War

Richard Cowden, Vernon Duffy

Vietnam

Tome Griffee, Jerry Hurd, David Girardo, Jim Smith

These are the builders of the Veterans Memorial Flagpole in Silt Colorado: Harry Anson, Cecil Carpenter, Jim Cowden, John Zarlingo, Bill Isenhart, Gerald Galloway and Grant Barnett.  Ladies with the ground breaking shovels are: Mrs Arendale, Mildred Roe, Grace Isenhart, Lela Gary and Alice Thomas.

SILT WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, pump house . Just south of Davis point between frontage road and the Colorado river

Silt Bar and Cafe donated the sign to the Silt Historical Society when their building was torn down.

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