View of the Log gateway at Russellville Ranch in Franktown (Douglas County), Colorado. The sign hangs over the log entry and reads "Russellville Ranch" a red metal gate closes off the road to the main house and outlying structures. The two story house has prominent second story gable windows and a full length front porch. The barn, the former stage barn (1861), is built of faded vertical wood planks and has a steep pitched shingled roof. A stone building with a shingled roof is built into the side of a rise.
Description
1 slide : color.
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Douglas County.
Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Kathleen Barlow.; From inventory: "In 1858, William Green Russell and his traveling party found small amounts of gold in this location which contributed to the 1859 gold rush to Colorado Territory. In 1861, Russellville became the earliest community in future Douglas County."; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
