Atwood Colorado

Atwood Colorado is a small unincorporated town located less than 7 miles away from Sterling Colorado. The first permanent resident of Logan County, Billy Hadfield, settled on an island in the river a few miles northeast of Atwood in 1841. By the 1880s a community had grown up at the present site and a town was platted in 1885. When Logan County was established in 1887 the town of Atwood hoped to become the county seat, and laid a foundation for a courthouse. When Sterling was chosen instead, they put the foundation to good use and built the Atwood School on it. Today that same foundation supports a large home found on the north side of West Victor Avenue. With less than 200 people living in its 3.5 square miles, Atwood maintains a very appealing small town feel to this day.

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At its height in 1928, Atwood had two doctors, a grain elevator, garage, sugar beet dump, a pickle receiving station, two lumber yards, two mercantile, two pool halls, post office, telephone exchange, depot, two churches and a hotel. A Jewish cemetery was located behind the old school. Today, other than its friendly residents, all that remains in this small town is a gas station and a restaurant. Enjoy some of the history of Atwood by taking some time to look for old buildings like, the home of Annie Williams, town nurse, at the corner of Henry Avenue and 7th Street, the old Methodist Church at Henry Avenue and 4th Street built in the 1920s, but now remodeled into a private home. Also look for the old Atwood Mercantile at the corner of 5th Street and Highway 6.

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I-76 in Sterling, 7 miles from Atwood, CO	Eastbound I-76 in Sterling, CO

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