City of Golden, Downtown Landmark, Historic Preservation Board
In May of 1949, Bill and Dorothy Harmsen purchased an ice cream machine and leased a storefront on the east side of Washington Ave. The Harmsens chose the name Jolly Rancher for their store to reflect a spirit of western hospitality. High quality chocolates and soft-serve ice cream were the first products dispensed at The Jolly Rancher. In the early 1950s, Bill invented a soft cinnamon-flavored taffy that he called the Fire Stix. Long ago, the company outgrew the storefront. The original building burned down in 1966.| HM Number | HMXOK |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 11:46pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 481018 N 4400677 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.75580000, -105.22158333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 45.348', W 105° 13.295' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 45' 20.88" N, 105° 13' 17.70" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 303, 720 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1155-1165 Washington Ave, Golden CO 80401, US |
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