American rancher
Samuel Hartsel
Born (1834-11-22 ) November 22, 1834Died November 20, 1918(1918-11-20) (aged 83) Occupation Rancher Spouse
Nancy Hartsel
(
m. 1877)
[ 1] [ 2] Children 4[ 1]
Samuel Hartsel (November 22, 1834 – November 20, 1918) was an American rancher [ 3] 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] 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] rancher ; he owned Hartsel Ranch.[ 2] 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] Fairmount Cemetery .[ 1] [ 3]
References
^ 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.
^ 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 . ^ a b c Flynn, Jim (December 5, 2016). A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names ISBN 9781439658734 Google Books . ^ a b Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin . Retrieved October 22, 2022 . ^ " . Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado . July 11, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
