Samuel Hartsel
Born(1834-11-22)November 22, 1834
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 1918(1918-11-20) (aged 83)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationRancher
Spouse
Nancy Hartsel
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(m. 1877)​
[1][2]
Children4[1]

Samuel Hartsel (November 22, 1834 – November 20, 1918) was an American rancher[3] The town of Hartsel, Colorado was named after him.[1][4]

Life and career

Hartsel was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At the age of 15, he became interested in cattle.[1] He moved to South Park, Colorado, where he had worked as a cowman.[1]

Hartsel worked as a blacksmith and had his own trading post serving the Ute people[2] before becoming a rancher; he owned Hartsel Ranch.[2] He also opened a hotel called The Hartsel Hotel.[2]

Hartsel decided to retire from ranching in the 1900s, selling his ranch and moving with his family to Denver, Colorado.[1] Hartsel, Colorado was named after him[5][4]

Hartsel died in November 1918 in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 83.[3] He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Laura King Van Dusen, "Samuel Hartsel: 1860s Pioneer Rancher, One of Colorado's First Cattlemen. Founded Town of Hartsel", Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past (Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2013), ISBN 978-1-62619-161-7, pp. 21–27.
  2. ^ a b c d Hendren, Rick (May 16, 1971). "Hartsel Started as a Cattle Ranch to Become One of State's Favorite Spas". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. p. 90. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c Flynn, Jim (December 5, 2016). A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 115–116. ISBN 9781439658734 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 26. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "'Fountain of Youth' Still Operable". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. July 11, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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