40°39′50″N 105°11′22″W / 40.66389°N 105.18944°W Ted's Place is a gas station in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Ted's Place is located near the mouth of the Poudre Canyon, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Fort Collins.
In May, 1922, Ted Herring opened a filling station and store at the intersection of US 287 and Colorado State Highway 14. [1] [2] The popular stop near the canyon was quickly named 'Ted's Place' by local residents. [3] After Herring's death in 1963, the property had various owners and as of 2016 is owned by Shell. [4]
There are "a number of log cabins built by forgotten pioneers" to the south. [5]
References
- ^ Fleming, Barbara. "Walk through history: Why we call it Ted's Place". Coloradoan. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ The Colorado Mountain Club (June 24, 2010). The Best Front Range Hikes. Mountaineers Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-937052-23-2.
- ^ Tobin, Bob (January 30, 2010). "How'dYouKnow?: Ted's Place, Poudre Canyon". Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Fleming, Barbara; McNeill, Malcolm (2015). Poudre Canyon. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4671-3370-8.
- ^ The WPA Guide to Colorado. Trinity University Press. 2013. ISBN 9781595342058.
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40°39′50″N 105°11′22″W / 40.66389°N 105.18944°W Ted's Place is a gas station in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Ted's Place is located near the mouth of the Poudre Canyon, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Fort Collins.
In May, 1922, Ted Herring opened a filling station and store at the intersection of US 287 and Colorado State Highway 14. [1] [2] The popular stop near the canyon was quickly named 'Ted's Place' by local residents. [3] After Herring's death in 1963, the property had various owners and as of 2016 is owned by Shell. [4]
There are "a number of log cabins built by forgotten pioneers" to the south. [5]
References
- ^ Fleming, Barbara. "Walk through history: Why we call it Ted's Place". Coloradoan. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ The Colorado Mountain Club (June 24, 2010). The Best Front Range Hikes. Mountaineers Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-937052-23-2.
- ^ Tobin, Bob (January 30, 2010). "How'dYouKnow?: Ted's Place, Poudre Canyon". Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Fleming, Barbara; McNeill, Malcolm (2015). Poudre Canyon. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4671-3370-8.
- ^ The WPA Guide to Colorado. Trinity University Press. 2013. ISBN 9781595342058.
External links
Municipalities and communities of
Larimer County, Colorado, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| This Colorado state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |