A summary of the 140-year history of the City of Brush reads something like this: The area was first known as a livestock region, and this continued when the railroad arrived, with Brush becoming a shipping center for cattle and other livestock.

Today Brush is still known as a livestock center with three livestock auction businesses. Agriculture in the region has always been a big part of the economy, from the very beginning with the early irrigation projects, right up through today with production of record crops each year.

Brush is also a regional retail and commercial center for business as well as a transportation center for the railroad and trucking industries. And finally, Brush is known for its excellent public school education system, its fine city government, its strong financial institutions, and its wonderful soft water.

Downtown Brush is centrally located. State Highway 34 bisects the downtown area on an east-west route providing easy access to the county seat in Fort Morgan (pop. 11,034), just 10 miles to the west.

The downtown area is also the focus of renewed energy and vitality. The Brush Area Chamber of Commerce / Main Street Downtown Revitalization Program is leading a community-wide effort to catalyze new investment and capitalize on new business opportunity.