In the early 1890s, the Knapp family from Illinois built a sawmill near Harding Heights, then moved it first to Miller Fork and then to the point now known as Glen Haven in 1897. The Boulder Presbytery, with assistance from the Knapp family, formed an association in 1903 and sold lots for a summer resort called Glen Haven. The association built the Glen Haven General Store in 1921.[4] Under the direction of Ira Knapp, a lodge-style hotel was built called The Homestead, and opened in 1938. The Homestead became known as the Inn at Glen Haven and was mentioned in a Los Angeles Times travel article in 1986.[5] The Trail's End camps of Cheley Colorado Camps are also located near Glen Haven.[6]
Glen Haven's location in a narrow valley puts the area at risk for flooding. The Big Thompson Flood of 1976 moved the town hall several feet off its foundation.[7] In September 2013, approximately 80 percent of Glen Haven's downtown was destroyed in the 2013 Colorado floods.[8][9] Access to the town was cut off by the destruction of Larimer County Road 43 on both sides of town; the section connecting to the town of Drake and US 34 was reopened on December 6, 2013.[10]
Dunning, Harold Marion (1956). Over Hill and Vale; in the evening shadows of Colorado's Longs Peak. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing. OCLC 3462957.
Easterday, Robert C (1989). Between two rocks: true tales of early Glen Haven. OCLC 271540194.
Knapp, Joseph Grant (1967). The Glen Haven Story. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing. OCLC 1969189.
^ ab. United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
^David, Olinger (January 1, 2014). "Many Glen Haven homeowners still homeless months after flood". Denver Post. Retrieved March 24, 2014. But the seemingly insurmountable problem is access to the network of dirt roads linking hundreds of houses in the woods.... The town needs at least $2 million to rebuild private roads that ran along two creeks.
^Sumonia, Duke (August 16, 1990). (PDF). Estes Valley Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^Hulse, Jerry (September 7, 1986). "Memories Live On at Inns Gracing the Hillsides of Rocky Mountain Village". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^"Program On Cheley Camp At Estes Park Museum". Estes Park News. July 26, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved March 24, 2014. Trail's End for Boys and Trail's End for Girls camps near Glen Haven began in 1937 and 1941, respectively, and are focused on horsemanship.
^Hughes, Trevor (September 24, 2013). "Glen Haven community recovering after severe flood damage". The Coloradan. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^David, Olinger (October 3, 2013). "Three weeks after Colorado floods, tiny Glen Haven waits for help". Denver Post. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^Dokoupil, Tony (October 18, 2013). "Colorado floods: A month later, mountain towns 'spooky' and deserted". NBC News. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^Young, Craig (December 19, 2013). "Glen Haven chips away at obstacles after the flood". Estes Park Trail Gazette. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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Glen Haven is an unincorporated community and a U S Post Office in Larimer County Colorado United States The Glen Haven Post Office has the ZIP Code 80532 2 Glen Haven ColoradoUnincorporated communityGeneral store on the main street of Glen Haven Colorado Glen HavenShow map of ColoradoGlen HavenShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 27 13 N 105 26 56 W 40 45361 N 105 44889 W 40 45361 105 44889Country United StatesState ColoradoCountiesLarimer 1 Elevation 1 7 200 ft 2 200 m Time zoneUTC 7 MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP code 2 80532Area code970 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksGeography editGlen Haven is located at 40 27 13 N 105 26 56 W 40 45361 N 105 44889 W 40 45361 105 44889 40 453740 105 448837 Situated in Roosevelt National Forest east of Rocky Mountain National Park Fox Creek and West Creek join the North Fork Big Thompson River near downtown Glen Haven which then flows through Devil s Gulch receiving Miller Fork and joins the Big Thompson River at Drake Larimer County Road 43 the only road access to Glen Haven takes a northeasterly route out of Estes Park turning to the southeast near Glen Haven and then follows the North Fork downstream to Drake where it terminates at US Highway 34 Many of the roads off County Road 43 called Devil s Gulch Road are privately owned 3 History editIn the early 1890s the Knapp family from Illinois built a sawmill near Harding Heights then moved it first to Miller Fork and then to the point now known as Glen Haven in 1897 The Boulder Presbytery with assistance from the Knapp family formed an association in 1903 and sold lots for a summer resort called Glen Haven The association built the Glen Haven General Store in 1921 4 Under the direction of Ira Knapp a lodge style hotel was built called The Homestead and opened in 1938 The Homestead became known as the Inn at Glen Haven and was mentioned in a Los Angeles Times travel article in 1986 5 The Trail s End camps of Cheley Colorado Camps are also located near Glen Haven 6 Glen Haven s location in a narrow valley puts the area at risk for flooding The Big Thompson Flood of 1976 moved the town hall several feet off its foundation 7 In September 2013 approximately 80 percent of Glen Haven s downtown was destroyed in the 2013 Colorado floods 8 9 Access to the town was cut off by the destruction of Larimer County Road 43 on both sides of town the section connecting to the town of Drake and US 34 was reopened on December 6 2013 10 Further reading editBatie Bunnie 1987 Glen Haven Memories Glen Haven Historical Society Dunning Harold Marion 1956 Over Hill and Vale in the evening shadows of Colorado s Longs Peak Boulder Colorado Johnson Publishing OCLC 3462957 Easterday Robert C 1989 Between two rocks true tales of early Glen Haven OCLC 271540194 Knapp Joseph Grant 1967 The Glen Haven Story Boulder Colorado Johnson Publishing OCLC 1969189 References edit a b US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 a b ZIP Code Lookup United States Postal Service December 15 2006 Archived from the original JavaScript HTML on November 22 2010 Retrieved December 15 2006 David Olinger January 1 2014 Many Glen Haven homeowners still homeless months after flood Denver Post Retrieved March 24 2014 But the seemingly insurmountable problem is access to the network of dirt roads linking hundreds of houses in the woods The town needs at least 2 million to rebuild private roads that ran along two creeks Sumonia Duke August 16 1990 The Inn of Glen Haven PDF Estes Valley Library Archived from the original PDF on March 25 2014 Retrieved March 24 2014 Hulse Jerry September 7 1986 Memories Live On at Inns Gracing the Hillsides of Rocky Mountain Village Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 24 2014 Program On Cheley Camp At Estes Park Museum Estes Park News July 26 2013 p 7 Retrieved March 24 2014 Trail s End for Boys and Trail s End for Girls camps near Glen Haven began in 1937 and 1941 respectively and are focused on horsemanship Hughes Trevor September 24 2013 Glen Haven community recovering after severe flood damage The Coloradan Retrieved March 24 2014 David Olinger October 3 2013 Three weeks after Colorado floods tiny Glen Haven waits for help Denver Post Retrieved March 24 2014 Dokoupil Tony October 18 2013 Colorado floods A month later mountain towns spooky and deserted NBC News Retrieved March 24 2014 Young Craig December 19 2013 Glen Haven chips away at obstacles after the flood Estes Park Trail Gazette Retrieved March 24 2014 External links editGlen Haven Colorado Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department Glen Haven Historical Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glen Haven Colorado amp oldid 1167021271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
