Named For A Gap And A Meadow

Did you know? Meadow Gap took its name from the gap in the mountain and the large meadow at the mouth of the gap.

Nobody is certain who settled there first. Some say Thomas Stains, and others, with equal authority, say Jesse Coates. Robert and John Madden built the grist and saw mills there in 1834, William Madden opened the first store soon after, and Jacob Baker was the first postmaster. John Shore, the pioneer miller, was still living at eighty five when the county history came out in 1883.

The early settlers in that country worked their cabins and clearings by day and went back at night to Fort Littleton, four to ten miles away.

Checked 2026-10-03 · County histories and primary sources, read in full

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