Adaline Hornbeck Homestead - Teller County, CO
N 38° 55.582 W 105° 16.961
13S E 475496 N 4308643
The Hornbek Homestead is located just north of the Fossil Beds National Monument on Teller County Road 1. From the town of Florissant, simply drive south on Teller County Road 1 for approximately two to three miles.
Waymark Code: WM5TQY
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2009
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Adaline Hornbeck was a single mother with true grit. Widowed by her first husband and abandoned by her second, Adaline homesteaded in the Florissant Valley about 1876.
The Adaline Horbeck Homestead is in the Florissant Fosil Beds National Monument.
Link to the Homestead: [Web Link]
History if no Link:
Despite This lack of opportunity, and the loss of two husbands, Adaline Hornbeck retained her pioneer spirit. In March of 1878, she filed claim on a 160 acres in the Florissant Valley under the terms of the 1862 Homestead Act. Within 7 years, Adaline had not only "proved-up" her claim, but had expanded her homestead to include this large house, nine out buildings and $4,000 worth of livestock. as if homesteading chores and raising a family did not keep her busy enough, she also worked the general store in Florissant.
Additional Parking or Point of Interest: N 38° 55.612 W 105° 16.887
Structure Type: Log Cabin
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