Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado,[1][a] was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs[1] and a 19th-century railroad junction.[4] The town was located at roughly the present intersection of Fillmore Street and North Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs.[5]
There were 448 residents in 1900.[15] In 1902, Roswell was a "considerable settlement".[16] Its streets included: Brewster, Cable, Elm (a northern city boundary), Holly, Laurel, Low, Myrtle, Parker, Poplar, Rock Island, Roswell, Sage, and part of Cedar.[1] Roswell had a school,[1]Methodist Episcopal Church,[13] and the Roswell Hotel by 1903.[13] That year, the 26.04-acre (10.54 ha) Roswell Park had an equestrian race track[1][c] and a ballpark.[18]
According to the 1910 United States Federal census, there were 426 residents in Roswell (El Paso County precinct 22).[19] By 1911, the population had reduced to 250 people.[20] By 1919, Roswell was a transfer station for coal loads from the Pikeview mine to the north and the Keystone mine 4.5 mi (7.2 km) to the east.[21][22][d] In the 1940s, the Roswell race track was used as an automobile speedway.[24]
^Roswell was annexed as part of northern Colorado Springs beginning in 1909.[2] Additional annexations were made through November 1, 1967, for a total of 245.13 acres (99.20 ha).[3]
^The yard was located at milepost 607.3 of the D&RG.[12] There were CRI&P shops in Roswell, a passenger and freight office at 2 E. Pikes Peak Avenue, and the Depot Hotel and CRI&P passenger/freight stations were downtown with the Denver and Rio Grande.[13]
^The equestrian race track was a member of the Colorado Springs Driving Park Association in 1898[17] and in 1903, of the Colorado Springs Racing Association.[13] It was located between Beacon, Cascade, and Fourth.[4]