The area was used by the Ute prior to their removal to Utah in 1881. After Herman Darling moved into the Uncompahgre Valley in 1884, he built a sawmill at an intersection known as Transfer, where lumber hauled off the plateau was sorted, graded, and hauled to Delta and Olathe. It was followed by the development of wells along the Transfer Road, the first being in the current Pea Green area, a blacksmith shop, and the schoolhouse.
