Editing Morrison, Colorado (section)

===20th century===
The Town of Morrison was officially incorporated following a unanimous election on January 9, 1906. Sixty-nine votes were cast. On February 13, 1906, a second election gave the newly created town a board of trustees. The first mayor was Thomas Cowan Morrison, son of the town's founder. The original trustees were Dr. Frank L. Luce, Charles Pike, Jacob Schneider, J.W. McLean, Peter O. Nelson, and Lawrence E. "Lee" LaGrow. Most of those names are well recognized as pioneers in Morrison's history. The new board held its first meeting on February 14, 1906.<ref name=HJ2005>White, S.L. 2005. ''Morrison's Second Centennial''. Pages 9-13, in [http://historicjeffco.wordpress.com/jchc-magazine/author-index/ ''Historically Jeffco'' magazine]. Jefferson Co. Historical Commission.</ref>

Morrison's first ordinances were passed in February and March 1906, as the original board began the process of managing the town's affairs. The first set a fiscal year beginning March 1, directed the clerk to certify valuation and the board to levy taxes based thereon, and directed the town treasurer to collect funds from the county treasurer.<ref name=HJ2005 />

[[Pete Morrison]], grandson of the town's founder and son of the first mayor, achieved fame during the early 1900s as a cowboy star in [[silent film]], and ultimately had his own studio, Lariat Productions, in Hollywood.<ref>[http://historicmorrison.org/history/people.php#CowboyPete Cowboy Pete: Film Pioneer, by Edna Fiore] Accessed October 13, 2011.</ref>

In 1976, the [[Morrison Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado|National Register of Historic Places]].