The History of the Bar-K Ranch
By Silvia Pettem

Bar-K Ranch residents often are asked about the history of their land. The name of the subdivision came from its developer, but our properties evolved from several mountain ranches that date back for more than a century. The land was first surveyed in 1861, at the time of the creation of Colorado Territory. Gold attracted the early prospectors, and our nearby communities of Jamestown and Ward were, and still are, criss-crossed by historic mining claims. Although we are very close to these gold properties...Read More.