Marshall, Colorado

Marshall is an unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is to the northwest of Superior.

Marshall, Colorado
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBoulder
Elevation
5,512 ft (1,680 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code720
GNIS feature ID181244[1]

History

The area was named for Joseph Marshall, who set up his Consolidated Coal Company there in the 1860s. From 1880 to 1890, the area was called Langford, and Gorham during the early 1900s.[2]

The Marshall Mine, located on Boulder Open Space property,[3] had underground fire flare-ups in October 2003 and December 2005, when a small brush fire ignited and was easily extinguished.[4][5]

On December 30, 2021, a grass fire originated in the vicinity of South Foothills Highway (Colorado State Highway 93) and Marshall Road (Colorado State Highway 170), purportedly on property owned by the Twelve Tribes religious group, devastating much of the area and the surrounding communities of Superior, Louisville, and Broomfield.[6][7] Three weeks after the fire, underground mine fires were also considered as a possible source.[4][5]

References
  1. "Marshall, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Views of Marshall, Colorado". Boulder Library. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. "Marshall Mesa | City of Boulder". bouldercolorado.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. "Marshall Fire investigators look at underground coal mines as possible cause". FOX31 Denver. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. "Underground coal fire being investigated as a potential source of ignition in fast-moving, destructive Marshall Fire". KUSA.com. January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. "Thousands evacuated, homes destroyed in Marshall Fire in Boulder County". KUSA (TV). Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. Gino Spocchia and Sheila Flynn. "Shed fire on land of 'cult' eyed as cause of devastating Colorado blazes that destroyed 1,000 homes". The Independent. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

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