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A \u201cdivide\u201d is the high ground that separates the Little Thompson Valley from Big Thompson Valley to the north and the St. Vrain Valley to the south. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Berthoud Host Company No. 1 by Mark FrenchThe town\u2019s first fire-fighting team was known as Berthoud Hose Company No. 1. It was organized in May 1888 when Justice of the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Berthoud Feed & Supply by Mark French The Berthoud Feed Store at 603 3rd Street is located in a classic building constructed in 1947 for use as by the Farmers<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 1901 the United States Department of Agriculture published a yearbook that contained a map of the \u201cReservoirs under the Big Thompson River and Tributaries.\u201d Since the Little Thompson River<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The H.P. Beckel House at 748 8th Street is the dwelling where Henry Beckel was living when he passed away in September 1958. Beckel was one of many German Russians<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Baseball was the first organized sport to be played in Berthoud. In May 1883 when the town was still located at its original site on the Little Thompson river bottom,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Earthwork is underway on the old Vollmert Place to prepare the farm for a residential subdivision. Located southeast of the intersection of Larimer County Road 17 and Spartan Avenue, this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For decades May Day was celebrated in Berthoud\u2019s town and country schools. Since several local country school teachers had attended the \u201ctown school\u201d when the holiday was celebrated there in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Alfred Benson\u2019s rock quarry was covered by the waters of Carter Lake reservoir in the 1950s. The quarry was located on the west shore of the lake where its outline<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Lovejoy Bros. Elevator at the intersection of 3rd Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Berthoud was built in 1919. In May of that year the Berthoud Bulletin reported, \u201cThe old<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ivy Stockwell was a teacher in Berthoud\u2019s schools longer than anyone before her. She was a graduate of Berthoud High School (Class of 1912) who later taught at the Whipple<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Berthoud School building sat in the center of present-day Fickel Park from 1897 until 1963. The stone arch over the school\u2019s east doorway was salvaged when the building was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Blizzard of April 1920 hit Berthoud and its northern Colorado neighbors hard. Following the storm the Berthoud Bulletin reported, \u201cBeginning early Saturday morning and raging all of Saturday, Saturday<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Bashor & Wray Building at the southeast corner of 4th Street and Mountain Avenue in Berthoud was built in 1915. The firm of Bashor & Wray sold Ford cars,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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