Leader, Colorado
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Leader is a populated place in Adams County, Colorado, in the United States.[1] Leader was once the site of a post office, school, and the Leader Community Hall.
Geography
Leader is located at 39°53′58″N 104°03′23″W / 39.89944°N 104.05639°W (39.8994277,-104.056341667),[1] 12 miles northeast of Byers.[2]
History
The Leader post office began operations in 1910 and ceased operating in 1940.[3]
A chapter of the Colorado
Leader Community Hall was built in the 1940s, and served as a gathering spot for community events,[6] and as a polling site for that part of Adams County.[7][8][9][10] Leader Hall was still being used in the 1970s, with the women forming the Leader Community Hall Ladies auxiliary.[11]
Leader's population was 19 in 1940.[12]
The Leader School, a one-room schoolhouse, operated until 1956, when Adams County's schools were consolidated; students were afterwards bused to Byers, 12 miles to the south in Arapahoe County.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2022-10-20. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Elliott, Donald R. (1999). "Place Names of Colorado: A Genealogical & Historical Guide to Colorado Sites" (PDF). Denver Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Grange, Colorado State (1916). Journal of Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the Colorado State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. Vol. 38–43. The Grange. p. 24. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ Entomologist, Colorado Office of State (1910). Circular. pp. 5, 17. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-387-82370-3. Archivedfrom the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Polling and Registration Places and Registration Committees". Westminster Journal. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. October 1, 1954. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Legal Notices". Westminster Journal. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. September 21, 1961. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Arapahoe and Adams Polling places listed". The Aurora Advocate. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. November 2, 1966. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Here's where you vote Tuesday". Journal-Sentinel. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. November 2, 1972. p. 16. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Dairy & Equipment Sale". Greeley Daily Tribune. p. 55. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 154. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Oil Drilling Lively With Dozen New Locations in Morgan County". The Brush News-Tribune. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. August 26, 1954. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.