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
preschool, kindergarten, first and second, and
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 train load
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 town site 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.
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
preschool, kindergarten, first and second, and
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 train load
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 town site 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.
