Hoyt
Mom’s town
&
Sonnies
Hoyt,
Colorado is a tale of two towns. One in
Kit Carson County, the other in Morgan County, the most familiar one.
Doctor
Hoyt was an enterprising gentleman, He developed two towns, neither really
survived. The one in Kit Carson County
was built along the Hugo Wagon Road in the Republican River valley. This town he named after himself, according
to stories. Doctor Hoyt’s town did not
last very long. The railroad came through
to the south of town. The townspeople
wanted to be next to the rails. So they
picked up their town and moved it south a few miles.
Meeting
disappointment, Dr. Hoyt moved on, to the north. In Morgan County, the ambitious doctor
started another town, this one he named after his mother, Mrs. Hoyt, It appears
the Mrs. was dropped. According to
stories, this Hoyt was established in 1904.
So a second Hoyt came into existence, it appears to of existed for a
time.
Today
Hoyt is an unincorporated village in the Platte Valley. It is an assortment of neglected homes and
farms. There are still a few residents
that call Hoyt home. For well weathered
building, Hoyt is a good place, for they have an extensive collection of old
weathered stuff.
The
other Hoyt is pretty vacant, there are footers and foundations that remind
folks there were building there. First
Hoyt sits in private property, just off Hwy 59.
One
thing, Hoyt’s name lives on.
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