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St. Vrain is a ghost town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town was located adjacent to the frontier trading post of Fort Saint Vrain northeast of the confluence of Saint Vrain Creek and the South Platte River .
Fort Saint Vrain was an 1837 fur trading post built by the Bent, St. Vrain Company, and located at the confluence of Saint Vrain Creek and the South Platte River, about 20 miles (32 km) east of the Rocky Mountains in the unorganized territory of the United States, in present-day Weld County, Colorado.
St. Vrain State Park, formerly known as Barbour Ponds, is a Colorado state park. [2] The park hosts year-round camping. [3] It is a popular birding destination, hosting the states largest rookery of Blue Heron, it is home to several other bird species as well including migrating waterfowl, songbirds and the occasional bald eagle. [4]
The Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant is a former commercial nuclear power station located near the town of Platteville in northern Colorado in the United States. It originally operated from 1979 until 1989. It had a 330 MWe High-temperature gas reactor (HTGR). The plant was decommissioned between 1989 and 1992.
Bent, St. Vrain & Company was a partnership formed in New Mexico by Charles Bent and Ceran St. Vrain, traders on the Santa Fe Trail from St. Louis. In 1832 they entered the Indian trade as licensed traders, completing Bent's Fort in 1835 with Charles' younger brother William as manager. William Bent, as well as younger brothers George and ...
St. Vrain Creek (often known locally as the St. Vrain River) is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 32.2 miles (51.8 km) long, [2] in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains part of the foothills north of Boulder and the Colorado Piedmont area in the vicinity of Longmont .
Ceran St. Vrain (1802–1870), American fur trader of French descent Felix St. Vrain (1790–1832), United States Indian agent of French descent Jim St. Vrain (1871–1937), American baseball player
The St. Vrain Historical Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Longmont, Colorado and was officially organized in 1963. The Society supports and maintains several historic properties: the Old Mill Park, Hoverhome, Hover Farmstead, and the Old St Stephens Church. [1] [2] Tours of Old Mill Park and Hover Farmstead can be arranged.