![]() Charlotte Coplen came to Colorado with her family in the summer of 1861 when she was 11 years old. They settled in the pioneer town of Colorado City, located on the eastern flank of Pikes Peak. About two years later, Charlotte married 27 year-old Adam Hill, a carpenter and resident of the city. She and Adam successfully homesteaded in the Colorado City region until 1874 when they purchased land in the Florissant valley. After acquiring the land, they built a new home and moved there with their four children. Charlotte and Adam called their new home the Petrified Stump Ranch. ![]() Over time, Charlotte dug, sorted, and boxed some of the best insect and plant fossils the world would ever see. Charlotte Hill's finds included the famous prodryas Persephone butterfly, one of the finest fossils ever found at Florissant. ![]() ![]()
Researched and written by Lloyd Lacey/NPS Volunteer-In-Park
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Last updated: June 8, 2022