The City of Brush Colorado is conveniently located on Interstate 76, 9 miles from the Morgan County Seat and 90 miles from Denver. Brush also has its own 5,500 foot airport runway and is only 60 minutes away from Denver International Airport.
Brush is home to 2 elementary schools (Thomson Primary, grades K-2and Beaver Valley, grades 3-5), 1 middle school (Brush Middle School) and 1 High School (Brush High School). Brush also has its own library, East Morgan County Library, and Morgan Community College is located just 8 miles west in Fort Morgan.
The City Brush was named in honor of Jared L. Brush, a Colorado cattle pioneer. Long before the town was founded, the site was a shipping point on the old Texas-Montana cattle trail, known as the Beaver Creek Station. Mr. Brush never actually lived in Brush!, but helped settle what is now known as Greeley, Colorado. He later served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, lived in Greeley and visited "his town" often. He helped organize the first rodeo in Brush! on July 4, 1884, bringing a trainload of visitors from Denver to view the phenomenon.
Brush is nestled in the agriculturally-rich South Platte River valley. In 1886 a number of Danish families formed a settlement, attracted to the rich and loamy soil. Today bountiful crops of corn, soy, sugar beets, and wheat still prevail.
The Brush townsite was laid out in June, 1882 after the Burlington Rail line reached this point on its way from Chicago to Denver. The City was incorporated by election on October 18, 1884. Today the City limits are home for just over 5,000 people. |
