Editing Moffat, Colorado (section)

==History==
Moffat was established in 1890 by the San Luis Town and Improvement Company and initially attracted many settlers. It was a major cattle-shipping point on the [[narrow gauge]] [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad]].<ref name = "Postmarks and Places">Pages 68 to 73 in ''Postmarks and Places'' by George Harlan, Golden Bell Press (Copyright 1976), trade paperback, 220 pages</ref>

The town was named after [[David Moffat|David H. Moffat]], a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=41|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=35}}</ref>