Year: 2022

Tragedy of 1955

On November 1, 1955, the very first case of commercial airline sabotage occurred in our Weld County skies.

Our Library Stacks of Success

Our Library Stacks of Success

The idea of creating a public library in Greeley began in 1870. Our first public library was located on 8th Street in downtown Greeley in what was a meeting house for the Union Colonists.

Competing for Fighting Fires

Competing for Fighting Fires

Prior to the use of the big, red fire engines that raced to the scene of an emergency, Greeley employed a hook and ladder company, comprised of men, and later horses, pulling a water wagon to extinguish a fire.