Douglas County Listings - 1883 Colorado Business Directory http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/douglas/history/directories/1883cbd.txt Transcribed and contributed by Marta Norton 30 May 2001 1883 Colorado Business Directory Douglas County, CO County Seat - Castle Rock County Judge - Hugh Taylor County Clerk - Harry Jones County Treasurer - M.L. James County Sheriff - H.M. Clay County Assessor - G.C. Pratt County J.F. Letner County Coroner - W.F. Waller County Sup't Public Instruction - R.N. Hancock No. Military Polls. - 371 No. of Acres of Land - 16,218,300 Value of Land with Improvements - 387,469.00 Miles of Railroad - 5,483 Value of Railroad - 507,817.00 Merchandise - 1,670 No. of Cattle - 8,444 Value of Cattle - 126,964.00 No. of Sheep - 583 Value of Sheep - 1,167.00 Total Valuation - 1,242,144.00 CASTLE ROCK - Station on D. & R. G. Railroad, 33 miles south of Denver. Population, 200. Daily mails. Castle Rock Business Directory Baldwin, J.G. - Livery and Feed Castle Rock Journal Newspaper - Waller & Peirce, Prop Elliott, G.H. - Physician Ellison & Brazil - Gen'l Mdse Farrell, J.W. - Attorney Gradehand, M. - Shoemaker Harris, John - Carpenter Harris, T.S. - Hotel Little & Palm - Saloon Morse & Co. - Gen'l Mdse Nydeggar, G. - Jeweler O'Brien, P.W. - Building Stone Owens, David - Saloon Quarles, Oscar - Barber Richardson, C.L. - Meat Marker Sellers, J.C. - Postmaster Smith, S.B. - Blacksmith Stephenson, W.P. - Railroad Agent Taylor & Howerton - Drugs DOUGLAS - Station on D. & R. G. Railroad, Douglas County, 35 miles south of Denver. Popuation 75. Elevation 6,234. Colorado Manuf. Co. - Gen'l Stone and Lava Stone Quarry Triplett, G.A. - Hotel FRANKTOWN - Settlement in Douglas County, 30 miles south of Denver. Hacks to Castle Rock. Anderson, Charles - Hotel Ham, Geo. L. - Saloon Kracaw & Tallman - Gen'l Mdse Nofts, Leo - Blacksmith Welty, L. - Shoemaker Wheeler, F.E. - Painter GREELAND - Station on D. & R. G. Railroad, 47 miles south of Denver. Collins, A. - Saloon Geiger, J. - Groceries Green, S.S. - Cattle Grower Moorhead, M.D. - Butcher Riggs, J.P.- Gen'l Mdse SEDALIA - Post office in Douglas County, on D. & R.G. Railroad, 8 miles north of Castle Rock. Canon, Jr. & Co. Jas. - Coal Miners Curtis, H.H. - Thoroughbred Cattle Estes, J.P. - Gen'l Mdse Karcher, J.B. - Saloon Lowell, C.A. - Shoemaker Manhart, Geo. - Gen'l Mdse Manhart, C. - Postmaster McDonald, Mrs. J. - Millinery Victor, M. - Blacksmith Weaver, E. - Hotel and Livery =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.