Bailey, Colorado
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Bailey is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in northeastern Park County, Colorado, United States.
The ZIP Code of the Bailey Post Office is 80421. Bailey is in the Mountain Time Zone. The community is located along U.S. Route 285 at 39°24′18″ N, 105°28′19″ W (39.405, -105.472), at an elevation of 7756 feet (2364 meters).
The community is located in the foothills of the Front Range, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Denver along U.S. Highway 285. It is located on the east side of Kenosha Pass, along the valley of the North Fork South Platte River and is one of the largest communities in the Platte Canyon region. The town community consists of several small businesses, restaurants & the Platte Canyon Community Church; most homes exist throughout various mountainside divisions located atop Crow Hill or throughout the river basin. Platte Canyon High School serves the area high school students, PCHS is a 3A school in the Metro League with aproximately 500 students.
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[edit] History
Ann and William Bailey settled a ranch and built a stage station known as Bailey's Ranch in 1864.[1] The Baileys built a hotel at the station, and the town eventually became known as Bailey.[1] The Denver & South Park Railroad reached Bailey in 1878, and the Bailey Post Office opened on November 20, 1878.[2]
The Platte Canyon Girls Track Team was the Colorado State 3A Champions in 1996 & 2005. The Platte Canyon Girls Cross Country Team was the Colorado State 3A Champions in 1986. On March 18, 2006, the Coney Island Hot Dog Stand, a landmark building shaped like a giant hot dog was moved from Aspen Park to Bailey.
[edit] 2006 Platte Canyon High School shooting
On September 27, 2006, a "hostage situation" was reported at 11:40 a.m. local time (1740 UTC) at Platte Canyon High School. When police arrived, the hostage-taker, 53-year old Duane Morrison, reportedly said that he had a bomb. The gunman released four of the girls, one at a time, as he talked with the police directly through the classroom door and later through the hostages, police said.
The gunman made threats that "Something will happen" at 4 p.m. and his behavior became "more and more agitated," Wegener said. The suspect was shielding himself with one of the hostages.
In the first press conference after the crisis had ended, Sheriff Wegener said that, when Morrison cut off communication with authorities about 3:30 p.m., "it was then decided that a tactical solution needed to be done in an effort to save the two hostages that were in the room." It was later revealed that the decision to launch the rescue attempt after Morrison sexually assaulted the two female hostages.
According to a Sheriff Fred Wegener, a SWAT team blew open the door to the room with explosives. Morrison fired a handgun at entering SWAT officers, and then at 16-year old Emily Keyes, fatally wounding her. The gunman then killed himself. During the gunfire, tactical teams pulled the additional hostage from the room and she fled the building on foot.
After the crisis was over, Sheriff Wegener said, "It looks like there was nothing in the backpack." Wegener indicated that Morrison had an arrest record in neighboring Jefferson County. Police have not identified a motive for Morrison's takeover of the school.
[edit] Geography
Bailey is located at (39.404897,-105.472183).
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
