Sterling - Logan Co., CO 80751

Population: 10,362 - Elevation: 3,935 - Area Code: 970

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Points of Interest: The Logan County Courthouse, Tamarack Ranch, Chimney Canyons, The Overland Trail Museum

Annual Events: North Sterling Sailboat Regatta in June; Hay Days, Logan County Fair Hotel & Motel Rooms: 456 in 14 lodges

Visitors Information Chamber of Commerce 109 N. Front St 522-5070
Hospitals Sterling Regional Med Ctr 615 Fairhurst 522-0122
Bus Station Greyhound Bus Lines 12881 Hwy 61 522-5522
Airport Sterling Municipal Airport 16562 Hwy 14 522-0417
Colleges Northeastern Junior College 100 College Dr 522-6600
Post Office 306 Poplar 522-1105

Libraries

Sterling Public Library 5th & Walnut 522-2023

Northeastern JC Library 100 College Dr 522-6600

Museums Overland Trail Museum 21053 County Rd 26 5/10 522-3895
Recreation Centers Community Rec. Center 808 Elm 522-7882
Parks Division 522-2907
Public Golf Course Riverview Golf Course 13064 County Rd 370 522-3035
Police Department 421 N. 4th St 522-3512

Fire Department 421 N. 4th St 522-3823
Newspapers Journal-Advocate 504 N. 3rd St 522-1990
S. Platte Sentinel 111 Poplar St. 522-8148
Radio Stations KPMX, KSTC-AM
Television Stations KTVS Ch. 3

Sterling, founded in 1881, is located in the South Platte River Valley. The area boomed during the years the Overland Trail was heavily traveled (1858-1869) but later many communities became ghost towns. Ruins and old foundations still exist throughout this area (these can best be seen along county roads and in fields).