Weld County - Old & New: Volume I, Chronology Of Weld County, Colorado 1836 - 1983. Events Leading To The Discovery, Exploration. And Development Of Weld County From The Earliest Days Through September 1983

SHWAYDER, CAROL REIN [COMPILED AND EDITED BY]

Publication: Published By Unicorn Ventures, 1983, Greeley

First edition. Thick quarto. Signed by the compiler on the title page. Bright orange cloth, titles stamped in black on the front cover and spine, xxiv [2], 519 pp., introduction & acknowledgements, foreword, illustrated, portraits, maps, chronology, bibliography, index. Original drawings by Barbara Meadows May. Original maps drawn by Robert W. Gibson. An extensively researched chronological history of Weld County in northeastern Colorado, tracing its development from the earliest exploration and Native American history through the settlement, agricultural expansion, establishment of towns, transportation, industry, and modern development of the county. Offers information on early exploration of the South Platte region, the fur trade and overland era, and the arrival of settlers, followed by the founding and growth of communities including Greeley and the surrounding agricultural settlements. Later entries document railroads, irrigation, farming, ranching, oil and gas, local institutions, prominent residents, and significant events through September 1983. The compiler was born in Greeley in 1931 and has continuously resided in Weld County. An impressive and detailed work that is informative, complete, and easy to read. Fine, bright, unread copy in dust jacket.