39°29′36″N 105°5′18″W / 39.49333°N 105.08833°W / 39.49333; -105.08833 Waterton, Colorado is a populated place located along the South Platte River in Platte Canyon (also known as Waterton Canyon) of Jefferson County, Colorado. Cañon Spur in Waterton was a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (DSP&P) station. It was a settlement named Enterprise, with a post office from 1879 to 1881. Its name was changed to Platte Cañon, legally changed to Watertown in 1916, and is now known as Waterton. It is located near Kassler, another DSP&P station, established in 1872.
References
- ^ "Hiking Beautiful Waterton Canyon". Day Hikes Near Denver. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- "Waterton, Colorado (Feature ID 183349)". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Denver Public Library. 1999. pp. 94, 197, 324, 482, 659.
| Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| County seat: Golden | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |