Editing Nederland, Colorado (section)

==History==
Nederland was established in 1874.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About|url = http://nederlandco.org/about/|website = nederlandco.org|access-date = October 15, 2015}}</ref> The town started as a [[trading post]] between [[Ute people|Ute Indians]] and [[European colonization of the Americas|European settlers]] during the 1850s. The town's first economic boom came when minerals such as [[tungsten]], [[silver]], and [[gold]] were discovered near [[Tungsten, Colorado|Tungsten]] (east of Nederland), [[Caribou, Colorado|Caribou]] (northwest of Nederland, 1859), and [[Eldora, Colorado|Eldora]] (west of Nederland, 1875).

{{stack|[[File:Nederland, CO- Barker Rez.- 6.24.11.jpg|thumb|left|Barker Reservoir]]}}
Today Nederland is better known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the nearby [[Indian Peaks Wilderness]], [[Rocky Mountain National Park]], [[Roosevelt National Forest]], and the recently established [[James Peak Wilderness]]. Nederland is located {{convert|17|mi}} west of [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], {{convert|41|mi}} south of [[Estes Park, Colorado|Estes Park]], and {{convert|47|mi}} northwest of [[Denver]] at the Junction of [[Colorado State Highway 119|SH 119]] and [[Colorado State Highway 72|SH 72]] on the [[Peak to Peak Highway]].

===Name origin===
In the mid-19th century the first homesteaders gave a variety of names for the area. The town was first called Dayton, then Browns Crossing. In 1871, when the US Postal Service first set up an office, the name was changed to Middle Boulder after the creek that flows through the center of town (and continues eastward to become [[Boulder Creek (Colorado)|Boulder Creek]]).

In 1873 the Caribou Mine, at an elevation of roughly {{convert|10000|ft}} and {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of the town, was sold to the ''Mining Company Nederland'' from the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://nederlandco.org/about/town-history-2/| title= How We Became Nederland| publisher= Town of Nederland| access-date= September 14, 2015| archive-date= June 12, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140034/http://nederlandco.org/about/town-history-2/| url-status= dead}}</ref> The high elevation meant fierce winds and deep winter snow, so the new owners of the mine decided that it was beneficial to bring ore from Caribou down to Middle Boulder for milling. In the [[Dutch language]], ''Nederland'' ("Netherlands" in English) means low land, and based on casual usage by the Dutch miners, Middle Boulder came to be known as Nederland. In 1874 the town was incorporated and adopted Nederland as the official name.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9614| title=Profile for Nederland, Colorado| publisher=ePodunk| access-date= September 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nederlandchamber.org/com_nederlandhistory.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120065656/http://nederlandchamber.org/com_nederlandhistory.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=November 20, 2008 |title=Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Nederlandchamber.org |access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nederlandmuseums.org/timeline.html |title=nederlandmuseums.org |publisher=nederlandmuseums.org |access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref>