Sedalia

Era Menu Precolumbian Era: 1 Billion BC - 1500 AD Exploration: 1500 - 1854 Kansas Territory: 1858 - 1861 Douglas County Infancy: 1862 - 1874 Closing the Frontier: 1875 - 1881 Building Douglas County: 1882 - 1899 Agriculture and Ranching: 1900 - 1918 Boom and Bust: 1920 - 1939 Small Town USA: 1940 - 1959 Destruction and Recovery: 1960 - 1979 Growth and Prosperity: 1980 - 2000   Location Menu All Castle Rock Franktown Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree Larkspur Louviers Mountains Parker Roxborough Sedalia Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland

1865 AD     Sedalia: Town of Round Corral is founded by John H. Craig (later becomes Sedalia.) (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.184)     Sedalia: September 1: Sedalia school district organized. (Marr: Douglas County: A Historical Journey.: p.35) 1866 AD     Sedalia: Oaklands School opens. (Cornish) 1869 AD     Sedalia: John H. Craig sells town site of Sedalia to Jonathan House. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.163) 1871 AD     Sedalia: September 6: Round Corral becomes Plum after Denver and Rio Grande names their station "Plum Station." (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.184Machann: p.2) 1872 AD     Sedalia: April 8: Sedalia Post Office opens. The name Sedalia was chosen by Henry M. Clay, a prominent landowner, who came from Sedalia, Missouri. (Bauer: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989.: p.130)     Sedalia: Community church built a Bear Canon, it will later become St. Philip in the Field Episcopal Church. 1874 AD     Sedalia: Jarre Creek school (District 5) built. (Douglas County Historical Society: Our Heritage: People of Douglas County.: p.381) 1881 AD     Sedalia: The Denver Coal Company starts shipments of coal from the town of Lehigh, located west of Sedalia. (Marr: Douglas County: A Historical Journey.: p.106) 1882 AD     Sedalia: Denver and Rio Grande renames Plum station Sedalia. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.163)     Sedalia: The town of Sedalia is platted by the National Land and Improvement Company. (Machann: p.2) 1888 AD     Sedalia: December 23: Community church at Bear Canon is dedicated as St. Philip in the Field Episcopal Church. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.172) 1890 AD     Sedalia: Denver and Rio Grande Railrod removes their spur from the town of Lehigh, marking the first time in the company's history that a spur is removed from a town. 1905 AD     Sedalia: Teddy Roosevelt makes a campaign stop in Sedalia. School children were released early to see the future president. (Roudebush: History of Sedalia and Jarre Canyon.: p.17) 1923 AD     Sedalia: Electricity is brought to Sedalia. (Roudebush: History of Sedalia and Jarre Canyon.: p.21) 1924 - 1926 AD     Sedalia: The Charlford House, designed by Burnham Hoyt, is built for owners Alice and Charles Johnson. (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.552) 1954 AD     Sedalia: Tweet Kimball purchases the Cherokee Ranch from Charles A. Johnson and Ray Blume. (Chamblin: Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado.: p.552)