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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
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.
Weld town named for a mistake — sort of
In 1894, David E. Severance applied for a U. S. post office to serve about 50 families for a Weld County community to be named Tailholt.
Wellness in Early Weld
War Hero Loses Eye but Not Valor
Civil War veteran Michael J. Hogarty had a colorful past. He was a well-known pioneer in Greeley, Colorado with a war wound survival story to match.
Camp Fire Girls: An Esteemed Greeley Tradition
While the Girl and Boy Scouts of America have become a commonplace name across the country, did you know that Camp Fire Girls was another organization created the same year and was in fact far larger than the Girl Guides of America (later called Girl Scouts)?
Remembering Winter Recreation in Weld County
Opening in 1971, Sharktooth Ski Area was named for the fossilized shark teeth found during its construction.
Clark Civil War Diary
The end of the Civil War brought on a period of great upheaval in the lives of the American people…Many chose to flee west to start a new life.
Dancing Takes the Stage
In addition to liquor sales and manufacture, dancing was another scrutinized social activity taking place during the early years of Greeley’s founding.
Italian POWs Stir Up Dust in Old Horace Mann School
It is hard to believe that the corner of 11th Ave. and 12th St. was once home to a school. The current occupant of the corner, Greeley Fire Station 1, was built in 2016 and opened in 2017, which replaced a former Safeway building. The Safeway building replaced the...