Call NumberCPHOTO141-2024-1673CreatorJessen, KennethDateMarch 31, 2007SummaryExterior view of the front of a white storefront building. A sign is posted near the structure's roof peak that reads, "Truckton Store."Physical Description1 digital file : colorBorn-Digital or AnalogBorn-digitalSubjectAbandoned buildings--Colorado--TrucktonCommercial buildings--Colorado--TrucktonGeographic AreaTruckton (Colo.)El Paso County (Colo.)Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/2088Type of MaterialDigital photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC PHOTO 141. Kenneth Jessen photo collectionNotesPhotographer's note: "In 1915, James Dunkin from Oklahoma platted a town he named Dunkin City. Dunkin acquired the land in 40-acre plots donated by three adjacent property owners. Dunkin City was platted in 1915 and was an ambitious project made up of 549 lots contained within over 30 blocks. The price per lot ranged from $5 to $22.50. To attract people to consider purchasing lots, a chicken dinner was offered on December 15 of that year. The Colun family was the first to move to Dunkin City where they opened the Lowland Supply Store. They owned three trucks and when area farmers brought in produce, the Coluns were kept busy hauling agricultural products to Colorado Springs. The place got the nickname of 'truck town,' which evolved into Truckton. The name Dunkin City was soon forgotten. A school was constructed and the town got a two-story hotel with a restaurant. There was a barn and corral for livestock along with a blacksmith shop. A telephone line was brought into the town in 1920 with the central office on the ground level of the hotel. A billiard parlor and dance hall came along in the 1920s. Truckton never got its own post office. During the 1918 influenza outbreak, three nurses came to the town and set up a hospital in the schoolhouse. The Truckton Fair was held in 1920 and 1921. It was consolidated with the Edison Fair in 1922. The Truckton Store closed in 1975, but remains standing. It is located eight miles south of Yoder at the intersection of Truckton and Boone roads. One family lives in a home next to the store. Other structures, such as the hotel, were torn down many years ago."DonorGift; Kenneth Jessen; 2020.
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