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Pearl Lake State Park (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Pearl Lake State Park, at the base of Hahn's Peak, is in Routt County, Colorado near the town of Hahn's Peak, Colorado and is north of Steamboat Springs. Pearl Lake is named for M. Pearl Hartt, the wife of pioneer sheep rancher, John Kelly Hartt.

History John Kelly Hartt was a principal owner of three of the largest sheep companies in U.S. history—Pioneer, Cow Creek and Yellowstone. The sheep wintered near Rawlins, Wyoming. The Cow Creek and Pioneer sheep summered near Hahn's Peak, Colorado in the place that is now Pearl Lake. John Kelly Hartt died in the early 1950s, eventually resulting in the sale of the land by his wife, Pearl, to the U.S. Forest Service. That sale started the event that shifted this region from primarily agricultural to primarily recreational. -- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Lake_State_Park (accessed 2023-07-05)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Guide to the Hartt Family Album Collection

 Collection — Box 686
Identifier: H2001-50