�          65 million years ago � Land forms during Upper Cretaceous Period

�            18^th  � mid-19^th   Century   – Indian Country: Ute, Kiowa, Arapaho, and Cheyenne

�          1803� Part of the Louisiana Purchase.

�          1815� John D. Perry born in Virginia.

�          1820� Stephen H. Long Expedition travels up West Plum Creek to explore   Louisiana Purchase. Area remained quiet until discovery of gold in   1848.

�          1858� Pikes Peak Gold Rush begins.   Coberly family operates half�way house in �Pleasant Park.�

�          1863� Various Ranchers � George Ratcliffe, Ben Quick.

�          1868� Indians � Ute, Kiowa, Arapaho and Cheyenne.

�          1869� Kansas Pacific Railroad surveys proposed rail line from Palmer Lake.

�          1870� John D. Perry of St. Louis visits Colorado

�            1872� Perry buys 4,000 acres from several ranchers to found Perry Park.   Son Charles manages shorthorn cattle ranch. Perry was President of   Kansas Pacific Railroad.

�          1876� Charles Perry dies after being kicked by a horse

�          1888 � Red Stone Town, Land and Mining Company begins resort   development. JohnPerry was chief stock holder. Large hotel   was built in 1889 costing over $7,000. Dam built across Bear Creek   forming Lake Wauconda.

�          1891   – Manor House (now the country club) built by Charles A. Roberts.

�          1904�Col. William E. Hughes(Texas lawyer) renovates the Perry Park Hotel and calls it the   Clifton Inn. He also raises Shorthorn Cattle. Mr. Hughes Purchases the   Perry Park Ranch for $14,000 and later sells for $37,500.00

�          1912�J. George Leyner(mining equipment inventor), a Colorado Native and the first white   child born in Boulder County introduces hog and dairy farming   (rattlesnakes in decline) replacing cattle. Shortage of funds in 1918   necessitates the sale of Perry Park Ranch.

�          1918� Robert P. Lamont, Jr. a military man   from a wealthy steel family comes to Perry Park and is interested in   ranching. He becomes a Hereford breeder, country gentleman. Lamont   attempted to drill for oil in 1925 � no success. Sold �Quick Ranch� to   Reginald Sinclaire in 1936. He sold the remainder of his holdings to   Walter Paepcke in 1937.

�          1936� Reginald Sinclaire acquires several ranches and now has 4500 acres   and latter sells his ranch (Plum Creek Ranch) to Lee Stubblefield.

�          1937� Walter Paepeke   (Container Corp. of America, Aspen developer) used Perry Park as a   summer home. Built the Guest House. In 1941 he remodels the Perry   House. In 1946, Reginald Sinclaire buys the Perry home and 160 acres   from Walter Paepke, giving the property to John and Jeanne (Sinclaire�s   daughter) Paulk as a wedding present. In1951, Paepeke moves to Aspen   for good.

�          1951� Boyd E. Cousins   (Kansas City businessman) bought Perry Park Ranch as a vacation   retreat for his family. Personal and health problems caused the sale   of the ranch in 1967 to   Lee Stubblefield, (a retired Air Force officer) for 2 million   dollars. Mr. Stubblefield forms Colorado Western Development Company.   Mr. Cousins retained the guest house and 78 acres.

�          1967� Colorado Western Development was a new venture in real estate development for Mr. Stubblefield. His Plans were similar to ones by Red Stone Company in 1888 to create country club living. In 1974 there were 147 homes built and 44 under construction in the Perry Park Ranch subdivision. Perry Park East, Sageport and the other land holdings within the Perry Park Master Plan suffered the same fate as the Perry Park Ranch portion of the development.

�            1970� Jeanne & John Paulk sold to Colorado Western Development CO in 1970 retaining the Perry Home and 200 acres.

�          1974� Real estate in Douglas County in a slump. Mr. Stubblefield flees to Mexico leaving outraged investors and lot owners behind. Perry Park subdivision makes a slow comeback

�          1977   – Stubblefield is sued by the Perry Park Metro Dist. and sells   remaining assets.

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