Liggett, Colorado | |
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Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Boulder |
Elevation | 5,007 ft (1,526 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 720 |
GNIS feature ID | 178727 [1] |
Liggett is an unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. [1] It is to the northwest of Lafayette.
Liggett is mostly rural grassland, with a few buildings. Nearby are two lakes, Boulder Creek, and a former Union Pacific rail line currently owned by the Regional Transportation District. Directly to the west of Liggett is 95th Street, heading south to Lafayette and north to Longmont. A second road, Valmont Road, terminates at 95th Street and heads west to Boulder.
The post office in Boulder serves Liggett addresses. [2]
Liggett was established prior to 1904, and was originally known as White Rock. The name was changed to Liggett sometime between 1945 and 1957. [3] The railway was built through the area in the early 1870s by the Denver & Boulder Valley Railroad, and connected Boulder to Brighton. [4]
The rail line was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad via a merger in 1898, and later bought by the Regional Transportation District in 2009. [5]
The origin is not known for certain, but the community is possibly named after Liggett, Indiana.
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