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I\stmNg DEARFIELD TOWN SITE CELEBRATION
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September 28, 2008 °
ots* l o.,,,, WHEREAS, in the early 20th century, O.T. Jackson founded the Deerfield 11 sue'i 01:;r";.....-7.:t
Town Site in northeastern Colorado as a dry-land farming community for o '."...":„..3.:-.1‘,
o African Americans in his pursuit of the ideals inspired by Booker T. °
Washington's Up From Slavery, and 1 °
K I WHEREAS, numerous African Americans families followed Jackson and °!1 eco s
settled the area. In its heyday,from 1910-1940, Deerfield boasted two
_t churches, a schoolhouse,filling station, grocery, lunchroom, and dance }
pavilion, and
t°,41oi cl)' WHEREAS, although the combination of the Dust Bowl and Great ° 11 4c i►d
' ° Depression, unfortunately, severely limited the success of this endeavor, ° :rte
° forcing the town inhabitants to leave, the Black American West Museum,
.c in conjunction with Colorado Preservation, Inc. and other partners,for
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° years has worked to preserve and interpret the site and, ° k
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° WHEREAS, on September 28, 2008,from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., the ° 1 rt� ,,
° !, Deerfield community will join together to celebrate history, culture, and °
° preservation of the historic town site.
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° NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN that the Board of Weld County °
4,.nr o Commissioners does hereby join the citizens of Weld County in ° '
commemorating Dearfield's history and ongoing preservation efforts.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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,,.,t William H. Jerke, Chair
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