▁century ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁by ▁Charles ▁Bar n ard , ▁who ▁opened ▁a ▁trad ing ▁post ▁near ▁Com anche ▁Pe ak . ▁After ▁the ▁region ▁became ▁a ▁federal ▁Indian ▁res ervation ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Bar n ard ▁moved ▁his ▁business ▁to ▁Fort ▁Bel kn ap . ▁Cir ca ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁res ervation ▁was ▁abol ished , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁store ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Glen ▁Rose . ▁ ▁A ▁three - story ▁stone ▁gr ist mill ▁was ▁constructed ▁along ▁the ▁Pal ux y ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁that ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Bar n ard ' s ▁Mill . ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁T . C . ▁Jordan ▁of ▁Dallas ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁for ▁$ 6 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Jordan ' s ▁wife , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁decided ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁town ▁Rose ▁Glen ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁area ' s ▁natural ▁surr ound ings . ▁The ▁citizens ▁later ▁voted ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁community ▁Glen ▁Rose . ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁When ▁Som erv ell ▁County ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁its ▁county ▁seat . ▁A ▁Bapt ist ▁college ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Pal