Greetings From Meekers Aid In Locating Town
A reunion reading included a letter from Henry T. West former president of the Union Colonists voting committee now living in Caldwell Idaho. At eighty eight he notes many octogenarians and golden weddings among the group and praises a peaceful old age with children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Henry T. West
Ms. West
Caldell
Ida
Mr. West
Union Colonists
Union Colony
First Babe Born In Greeley Was a Given Town Lot
Horace Greeley Dixon was the first child born in Greeley arriving June 18, 1870 at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Dixon who had recently moved from Derbyshire England. The town authorities presented the baby with Lot 3 Block 3 as a city gift, and he was named in honor of the town founder. Dixon later lived with his wife Faye Decker and their five children on a ranch in Pleasant Valley.
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Horace Greeley Dixon
Greeley
Herbert Dixon
Derbyshire
England
Horace Greeley
E Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Faye Decker
Asa Decker
Pleasant Valley
Hee Dee
Cololist Stradivarius among Greeley pioneers
George W Fisk known as the Stradivarius of Greeley, an early settler since 1870, remains a revered violin maker and player in his Twelfth Street shop. At 74 he still crafts and tunes violins, beloved by locals and celebrated violinists alike for his mellow instruments and enduring spirit.
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George W. Fisk
Stradivarius
Greeley
Remenyi
Colorado
Mr. Fisk
Twelfth Street
Meeker’s Vision and Fate at White River Massacre
N. C. Meeker founder of the Union Colony and first editor of the Greeley Tribune prophesied prosperity for the colony. He was killed by Indians in the White River massacre in the fall of 1579, a fatal event shaping local memory of early settlement.
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N. C. Meeker
Union Colony
Locating Committee
Greeley
Pitoneers Recall Heroic Deeds In Golden Year Reverie
Grey-haired and old unite to honor a sturdy band of men and women who blaze a path into the garden city. In a time of grave dangers they gathered to secure love, peace and harmony, reflecting enduring devotion across the years.
First July 4th Gala Occasion For Colonists
Recalling Greeley’s first Fourth of July celebration visitors arrived by excursion trains from Denver and Cheyenne. The Ninth Infantry band led a procession to Island Grove for the program. Officers of the day were N. C. Meker and R. A. Cameron. The flag rose at sunrise from the town plaza as General E. M. Lee of the Wyoming Tribune delivered the address and the Greeley Glee Club performed.
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Greeley
Denver
Cheyenne
Ninth Infantry Band
Fort
Russell
Island Grove
N. C. Meker
R. A. Cameron
Grand Mar
E. M. Lee
The
Wyoming Tribune
Greeley Glee Club
Forty Acres Traded For A Velvet Dress
Union Colonists of Greeley tell how a velvet dress traded for forty acres of land three miles north of Greeley. Mrs Buckley, former Brooklyn singer, exchanged her silk velvet gown for the colony certificate and deed. The land stayed with the Buckleys until recent years when N D Bartholomew bought it and last season’s beet crop set a record on the tract.
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Greeley
J. D. Buckley
First Union Colonist Sanborn Pitched Tent Here
John F. Sanborn, first Union Colonist to pitch a tent on Greeley townsite, shaped the plan for Lincoln Park now in the center of the city. He arrived April 18 with engineers, drafted the town map, and urged a central park like Painesville Ohio. His family and pioneer associates remained active here.
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Greeley Townsite
John F. Sanborn
Union
Greeley
Lincoln Park
Mr. Sanborn
Union Colony
Clinton
Wis
Denver
Sanborn
Jennie Sanborn
B. D. Sanborn
J. F. Sanborn
C. W. Sanborn
Boulder
No Trees Then Look Around Now
Fragmentary historical note discusses colonists arrival and environmental impact with scattered phrases about trees and landscape changes. No clear dates or names identified.
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Union Colony Locating Committee
Meeker
Colony Society
Stradivarius OF Pioneers
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