Rollinsville Colorado Small Town 181
by James BO Insogna
Title
Rollinsville Colorado Small Town 181
Artist
James BO Insogna
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Nature Landscape Photography Prints
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Rollinsville is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 181. It is located in the mountains southwest of the city of Boulder, on the flank of a hill above South Boulder Creek along State Highway 119 between Nederland and Black Hawk. It consists of a small cluster of residences and several businesses at the terminus of the road leading westward up to Rollins Pass at the summit of the Front Range. The population as of the 2010 Census was 181. The Rollinsville Post Office has the ZIP Code 80474. Aslo home to the famous Stage Stop, a Colorado legend since 1868. The big red barn in Rollinsville is at the foot of the Continental Divide. Also the valley in to The Moffat Tunnel, it is a railroad and water tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado. Named after Colorado railroad pioneer David Moffat, the tunnel's first railroad traffic passed through in February 1928.
Rollinsville was named for Joseph Rollins, a surveyor with the railroads circa 1880. Mr. Rollins and his wife, Charlotte, settled in the Indianola, Nebraska area where they raised their family consisting of John, Preston, George, and Roxie. Joseph and Charlotte are buried in the Inidanola Cemetery.
Colorado Fine art black and white sepia nature landscape photography poster prints, decorative canvas prints, acrylic prints, metal prints, corporate artwork, greeting cards and stock images by James Bo Insogna (C) - All Rights Reserved. *PLEASE NOTE, WATERMARKS WILL NOT BE ON THE PURCHASE PRINTS*
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May 12th, 2013
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