Hartman, Colorado
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Hartman, Colorado is a small town located in SE Colorado. The town has a post office and one paved street, Main St. According to the 2004 US Census Hartman has 110 citizens. The town is located North of C-196. The town has one historic site, the old Hartman Gymnasium. The circa 1938 gymnasium is associated with New Deal programs in Prowers County. The building is the only example of Works Progress Administration construction in Hartman and one of only a few such projects in the county. Its use as a community center continues to contribute to the social history of Hartman.
[edit] History
Hartman was a bustling city of around 5,500 in the 1920's and 1930's. The town was home to a sugar beet factory, a grain cooperative and the railroad ran through the town on the north side connecting to the Co-op and the factory. In the 1940's the town's population began to decline.
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