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Home My WebLink About960303.tiff South Platte Valley ithstorical Society P.O. Box f•)_;3 ! r ...F.; 30321 V.Pres.Earl Harris-857-6364 Pres.holm T.Martin-857-2471 Treasurer Rose Bowles-399-2358 Secretary/Executive Director Esther McCrumb-857-2123 Membership Sec.Genevieve LeBlanc-857-2756 Directors Ken Klabon- 857-9030 Robe Carr -57 -1314 Ellen Lupton-659-0560 Robert a ksrt- 7-238 14 Kevin O'Hanlon-440-5135 Le Franks-e-659-3116 59 Charles Nesmith-466-3959 Albert Kerm- Larry Thiesen-857-2235 George Kennedy-536-0646 73 January 22, 1996 l rn ry n Mrs. Barbara Kirkmeyer Weld County Commissioner 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Dear Barbara: As I indicated when I spoke with you on the phone, the South Platte Valley Historical Society is submitting a Great Outdoors Colorado Planning Grant application, due February 2. We would appreciate the Weld County Commissioners writing a letter of support for that application. The Society has accumulated about 100 acres of land, including the site of the original adobe Fort Lupton, built in 1836. Archaeology work has mainly served to prove that the site was mostly de- stroyed when the Ewing farmstead was razed by the company which built oil well rigs there. The remaining 40 feet of adobe wall was dug up and hauled into town in 1981. However, from de- scriptions of the fort and the archaeology that has been done, we still intend to rebuild the fort and operate it as a living history museum. The land in the floodplain and the island to the south of County Road 14-1/2 need careful plan- ning for preservation, development, and controlled use. The land above the floodplain is planned to contain the fort, a historic farmstead, 1875 schoolhouse, some artisan cottages, and a visitor center, and will likewise require extensive planning. Planning will require coordination with sev- eral entities: the City of Fort Lupton, the school district, Aims Community College, the Corps of Engineers, Soil Conservation Service, the County Extension Service, and others to be identified. Since the project will be so costly, phased development will need to be planned, costs estimated, and sources of funding identified. 960303 f�v� �� ' gip Cfe : Pc;rI; nu; Eh We believe the completed project will be of considerable significance to Fort Lupton and Weld County, recreationally, educationally, and a site to attract tourism. As a matter of fact, the living history Rendezvous held each year in connection with Fort Lupton's Trapper's Days celebration is attracting more visitors each year. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Z/ 1 c Esther V. McCrumb Executive Director a BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PHONE (970) 356-4000, EXT.4200 FAX: (970) 352-0242 91510TH STREET P.O. BOX 758 CGREELEY, COLORADO 80632 • COLORADO January 26, 1996 Will Shafroth Great Outdoors Colorado 303 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, CO 80203 Dear Mr. Shafroth: The Board of Weld County Commissioners is writing this letter in support of the South Platte Valley Historical Society's application for a Great Outdoors Colorado Planning Grant. The Society has accumulated about 100 acres of land, including the site of the original adobe Fort Lupton, built in 1836. Archaeological work has mainly served to prove the site was mostly destroyed when the Ewing farmstead was razed by the company which built oil well rigs there. The remaining 40 feet of adobe wall was dug up and hauled into town in 1981. However, from descriptions of the fort and the archaeological study that has been done, the Society still intends to rebuild the fort and operate it as a living history museum. The land in the floodplain and the island to the south of Weld County Road 14% need careful planning for preservation, development, and controlled use. The land above the floodplain is planned to contain the fort, a historic farmstead, 1875 schoolhouse, some artisan cottages, and a visitor center, and will likewise require extensive planning. Planning will require coordination with several entities: the City of Fort Lupton the school district, Aims Community College, the Corps of Engineers, Soil Conservation Service, the Weld County Extension Service, an others to be identified. Since the project will be so costly, phased development will need to be planned, costs estimated, and sources of funding identified. Great Outdoors Colorado Page 2 We believe the completed project will be of considerable significance to Fort Lupton and Weld County, recreationally, educationally, and as a tourist attraction. As a matter of fact, the living history Rendezvous held each year in connection with Fort Lupton's Trapper's Days celebration is attracting more visitors each year. For these reasons we encourage Great Outdoors Colorado to fund this planning grant request. Sincerely, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / t-Barbara J. Kirkmeyer! Chair cn Dale K. Hall GeorgeIE. Baxter . . Constance L. Harbert W. H Webster BOCC/cah Hello