Camfield

Camfield is only mentioned in the history of Unincorporated Communities and Populated Place in Current Weld County

History

In 1909, Camfield became the most publicized town in Colorado. It was on the Pleasant Valley branch of the Union Pacific Railroad, bringing in dozens of settlers to build houses, stores and businesses before the rush of settlers arrived to reap the benefits from the 800 acres of proposed irrigated land. The town of Camfield was named for Daniel Camfield, owner of both the stylish Camfield Hotel in Greeley and the Laramie-Poudre Irrigation Company, which was to bring water to this parched region of Weld County. Unfortunately, Daniel Camfield died in 1914 and all investments in the Laramie-Poudre Irrigation Company were lost. In 1921 the Camfield post office closed and the railroad removed its tracks in 1943.

Geography

Camfield is located at 40°34'22.788" N 104°35'17.544" W Camfield has 5 east west streets in total. They are named Boulevard A, Boulevard B, Main Street, Boulevard D, and lastly Boulevard E

Comment

I was intrigued by the fact that 4 of the 5 streets in town were not streets, they were "boulevards". I had to look up the defenition of a Boulevard, I quote "A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway or wide road in a commercial district." These 4 Boulevards were narrow gravel streets with almost no trees. The town developers in 1910 did have a vision....