Mules for Sale near Superior, CO

About Superior, CO

Superior's history is one of coal mining. The first mines in the area were developed in the late 19th century. Coal was discovered on the Hake family farm in 1894, and recollections of members of pioneer families in Superior, including the Hakes and Autreys, are preserved as part of the Maria Rogers Oral History Program at the Carnegie Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado. The town was reportedly named after it's superior quality of coal. Mining was the major force in Superior's history until the Industrial Mine closed in 1945.