Windsor Cleanup and Restoration

In 1873 a settler built a small house situated half-way between Greeley and Fort Collins.  The “half-way house,” as it became known, directed travelers along a route, which was soon adopted by the Greeley, Salt Lake, and Pacific railway.  The railroad brought investors and farmers to the area, which became known as Windsor, Colorado.  Windsor was platted in 1882, and incorporated in 1890.

Windsor’s rich alluvial plains lent themselves to extensive wheat production and the establishment of one of the town’s first commercial enterprises, a flour mill, which through a subsequent fire in 1899, was rebuilt and became the Windsor Milling and Elevator Company.

By 1990, tariffs on foreign sugar had created a market for new sources of sugar.  Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) in Fort Collins was researching the improved cultivation of sugar beets. In 1903 a factory for producing sugar from sugar beets was built in Windsor.  Sugar beet cultivation required large numbers of “stoop laborers,” a need that was met by ethnic German immigrants from Russia.  With large families and a strong work ethic, German-Russians settled in Windsor and would achieve financial success within one generation and own the highest producing beet farms.

The town of Windsor has a total area of approximately 26 miles, of which, 24 square miles of it is land and 1.27 square miles of it is water.  Along with the cold in the winter, high dry temperatures in the summer, tornadoes can be a problem in the spring and summer where storms hit regularly.  One of Colorado’s “5 Infamous Tornadoes” occurred in Windsor on May 22, 2008.  It registered as an EF3 and wind estimate in the heavily damaged areas were as high as 130-150 mph.   SERVPRO’s restoration specialists are prepared to handle the fire, water, and wind damage. 

When water, fire, or storm damage happens, Windsor residents can rely upon the expertise of damage restoration professionals, like SERVPRO technicians, to get the job completed quickly, and effectively.  SERVPRO’s over five decades of experience, elite equipment, and continuous industry training, makes our restoration professionals prepared to help.  We arrive to each job ready to provide the individualized care of a local franchise, with the support of a national brand.  With 24/7 availability year-around, rest assured we are always ready to make it “Like it never even happened.”