Welcome to the City of Thornton Archive's Digital Collections website! 

Our mission is to preserve and share the history of The City of Thornton. 

Explore our featured collections and exhibits below or use the navigation bar on the left to learn more about the archive and the history of the Thornton community!

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First Mayor of Thornton, Oyer (Bill) Leary, recounts his experiences creating and dedicating the first Thornton Community Pool.

Black and white image of former Thornton Volunteer Fire Chief, Ken Freiberg, and former Thornton Firefighter Jim Scott rolling up a fire hose at the…

Announcement poster for the Ken Freiberg Fire Museum at the Carl Nelson Fire Station on Dorothy Boulevard

Black and white image of Thornton Fire Fighters battling a fire that engulfed a small shed. The first Thornton Fire Engine, a 1928 LaFrance, is…

Black and white image of the original Thornton Fire Station 1 taken from the street in front of the station. The station has only one bay in this…