Broomfield was nothing more than dryland farms in the 1800’s. But that all changed in 1885 when Adolph Zang bought the area around 120^th and Olde Wadsworth. The train stop there became known as Zang’s Spur. This is where grains would be loaded and delivered to the Zang Brewery Co. in Denver. Zang later bought 4,000 acres consisting of horses, fruit orchards, dryland crops and even a turkey operation. The Zang land is now known as today’s Broomfield.

Broomfield as been known as a close nit, “small town” community since the turn of the century with the hub of town centered on the 120^th and Wadsworth intersection. In the beginning, this area consisted of a grocery, hotel, grain elevators and bank. The close nit community formed the Crescent Grange in 1898 which helped bring the community together through activities to better their small town. Some of these activities included petitioning for a postal service, insurance and social activities.

Up until the 1950’s, the community consisted of barely 100 farm families. However, in the 1950’s construction of the Boulder Turnpike began. It started as a toll road and was one of the first paved roads in the area. The project extended from Wadsworth all the way to Boulder. This major development and the foresight of the Turnpike Land Co. gave birth to what is now known as modern day Broomfield.

Broomfield’s rebirth in the 1950’s was during a growth boom. The developer’s foresight of a master planned community dubbed Broomfield as the state’s first “dream community”. Since the 1950’s, this city has carefully planned its growth. Its neighborhoods are some of the most desired in the north area with parks, schools, trails and recreation facilities. It became its own county in the 1990’s and is home to some of the most well known technology companies such as Level 3, Storage Tech and Sun Microsystems, all located in the Interlocken Business District.