Hayden Heritage Center​

Hayden Congregational Church added to Routt Co Historic Register

By Laurel Watson  Working at the Museum I have learned so much about the fascinating history of the area and how early the area of Hayden and West Routt County was settled, and that prior to 1911 included all of what is now Moffat County. Settlement started in the early 1870’s, and by 1875 there were over 23 families spread out in the area. Information from this period is fairly scant as many of these early settlers left the area in 1879, after the Meeker incident, never to r

By L. Watson Above: 135 S. Walnut St as it has sat for the last few decades- its fate is to be determined next month by the Hayden Town Board Have you ever walked by the building and wondered what its story was? What events has it seen? Who has walked through its doors......Every building has a story ....Read on to find out this one's story...... Background The Hayden area was pre-emptively settled in 1874 as the Bear River Colony, a settlement venture organized by Porter Sm