Niwot's early settlers - the view from Haystack Mountain

Second in a series of articles highlighting Niwot's 150-year history.

Although a plat for the Town of Niwot was recorded March 30, 1875, the recorded history of the inhabitants of the area now known as Niwot began with Native American tribal communities, described in Part 1 of this series.

Next came the early settlers, mostly white, who came to Colorado first as trappers, and later in much greater...