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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
8
A historical narrative traces Weld County Colorado from prehistoric earth shifts to early settlement. It surveys ancient climates, megafauna, glacial cycles, and the rise of humans led by pioneers crossing plains toward the Rocky Mountains.
The piece traces Greeley Colorado’s origins in 1870 as Union Colony founders Meeker and Horace Greeley shaped irrigation driven development. It notes Meeker’s death in the White River Ute massacre on September 29, 1879 and recounts the liquor clause and charter strongholds that helped establish the city and Weld County’s growth. The article credits Meeker and Greeley as joint founders and outlines early organizing meetings in Cooper Institute New York to establish the colony.
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