History: Woodland Park, Teller County, Colorado; Timeline by Rowenna Blum. http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/teller/history/woodlandpark.txt Contributed November 2002 by PPGS with the permission of Rowenna Blum December 1988 The following timeline relating to Woodland Park is not meant to be complete in any way. It is just a list I compiled to become familiar with the history of the Woodland Park region before doing research for the Woodland Park Cemetery. Anyone doing research or writing about Woodland Park is welcome to use this list as long as they recognize that a real search for history will surely add many more dates and events. Rowenna J. (Ronnie) Blum Colorado Springs, CO Key Woodland Park, Teller County, Colorado, Dates Through 1988 1803 Louisiana Purchase (from French, small number of trappers may have been in area). 1806 Zebulon Pike expedition (did not enter Ute Pass). 1819-20 Major Stephen Long party. His botanist, Dr. James, mentioned well-worn Indian path. 1821-40 American trappers not in large numbers, but area was important part of life along the Indian trail half way between South Park and Bent's Fort. Utes set traps and collected furs for the trappers. Traded for alcohol and guns. Mountain men in area-some became guides. 1842-43 Fremont expedition. 1848 Addition from Mexico after Mexican War and Texas in 1850. Spanish never claimed north of Pikes Peak. 1855 Campaign against Utes; retaliation for Christmas 1854 "massacre." Ute tribe was peaceful thereafter. 1860 Kansas Territory created. 1861 Colorado Territory created. 1861 El Paso County created. 1872 Indian Trail abandoned. 1884 Rev. George Pritchett from Fairview, IA, came by covered wagon. 1886 Photo of Roberts family in front of their Thunder Head ranch NE of WP. Grandson was Fred Roberts. Mother Hanna, father Charles Daniel, children William, George, Addie, Roy, Elmer. (Don't know which was Fred's father.) 1887 Colorado Midland through to Divide, went through Woodland Park (then Manitou Park Station) at night-last train 1949. 1887 Town of Manitou Park platted by Daniel Steffa along tracks-primarily for lumber industry. 1887 Post office was called Summit Park until 1890. 1887 Andrew B. Hackman ran a feed and grain store and livery stable in WP. Also operated the Midland Hotel. Daughter-in-law Rose. ? Dr. William A. Bell changed name to Belmont and finally Woodland Park. He had developed a resort north of WP townsite, which he called Manitou Park. Manitou Park Hotel burned in 1887 when a blazing log rolled out of the fireplace. Dr. Bell joked with friends in Manitou Springs that "He just idled about all that day and didn't accomplish anything to speak of, just went up to Manitou Park and burned down the Hotel." (Hotel was rebuilt in 1889.) 1889 The Crest built as first hotel in WP by Elfonza Dickinson and Harry Marble. Operated by Mrs. James Green in 1902 while her husband prospected. Torn down 1910. 1889 Colorado Midland Eating House (Harvey House) opened as meal stop for train until 1892. 1889 Free Methodist Church built (now Community Congregational Church building). 1889 Nathan W. Terrill's General Merchandise just down street from Land Agency Office until 1960 (then Cowhand moved in). 1889 New Manitou Park Hotel built. 1889 (May) Mr. Pourtales of Manitou Park rescued Mr. Dow's party on Green Mountain Falls Lake. 1890 January 23, Certificate of Incorporation voted for Woodland Park Town and Improvement C. (24 for, 14 against) at Baldwin's Store. 122 inhabitants residing within town limits. Patent was 20 October 1890. President was W. J. Foster (formerly of Green Mountain Falls venture). From Pettit's Ute Pass. 1890 Woodland School built (two-story). Added on in 1927. Structure was moved and is now the Masonic Lodge. Baseball games at field built by W. P. Amusement Co. ? Five sawmills shipped railroad ties. ? Skelton Ranch west of town. ? Hackman and Crest Hotels built. 1891 Woodland Park incorporated January 26. $20,000 water system built. 1891 Woodland Park Cemetery established. First marked burial 1893. 1892 Woodland Hotel opened-built by John Anisfield of Cleveland, OH. 1893 Week before January 27 the schools were closed because of diphtheric sore throats among students. Two cases were fatal. 1894 Eating House converted for use as Midland Hotel. Razed c. 1940. 1891-1900 Cripple Creek Gold Rush 1898 Spence Cyanide Mill built for treatment of sandstone deposit ores from mines at Manitou Park and Westcreek. 1898 Spanish - American War. 1899 Teller County created from El Paso County March 23. 1899 Manitou Park Hotel (? see 1887) and Cottages built eight miles from Woodland Park Station. Cottages open April 1899. 1900s Woodland Hotel became TB sanitarium run by D. E. Huffman; "exercise and no medicine cure." 1903 New Woodland Park stone depot built. Burned around 1935. Baggage room survived and was moved beside lake to serve as Woodland Memorial Library. 1904 A Stanley Steamer was the first automobile up Ute Pass. 1910 Crest Hotel torn down. 1912 Utes formally evacuated the trail. 1920s (Early) Lewis Spielman and others organized Woodland Park Rodeo Association. 1922 Photo of Wild West Show. Festivities also included ball game, rodeo, dancing. 1930 State of Colorado took over highway and designated it Highway 24. 1937 First building on Paradise Ranch-Dorothy Conn says her husband worked on it. 1939 Woodland Hotel (sanitarium) razed. 1940s Gambling establishments until 1950 national crackdown on gambling. Pavilion on lake torn down. 1949 Bergstrom Rodeo Arena used for first time. 1965 Midland Expressway to Cascade (1977 to WP). 1974-5 Woodland Park Comprehensive Plan adopted. 1977 Midland Expressway to Woodland Park. 1984 Woodland Park Downtown Development Association organized. =================================================== 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 anyformat for profit or presentation by other organization or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtainthe written consent of the contributor, or the legal representativeof the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proofof this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.