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Meeker Home2009 Calendar of Events and Exhibits
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Built for a Family - Preserved for a
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| Nathan Meeker, agricultural editor of Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune, visited Colorado Territory in October 1869. He dreamed of starting a utopian community based on
temperance, religion, education, agriculture, irrigation, cooperation, and
family values. He penned an appealing article, “A Western
Colony,” for the New York
Tribune’s December 14, 1869 edition in which he encouraged literate
and temperate individuals with high moral standards and money to
join him in a colony venture in the Colorado
Territory. This colony venture was called the 'Union Colony of Colorado.' Nathan Meeker
named the town Greeley in honor of his employer and benefactor
Horace Greeley. Horace Greeley only made one brief visit to his namesake
city. Meeker's graceful 1870 two-story adobe home is listed on both the National and Greeley Historic
Registers. A costumed tour guide gives an overview of the early history of Greeley, as well as an intimate history of
the family, including Nathan's untimely death in the white River
Massacre and his family's struggle to survive without him. The
home shows the comfortable lifestyle enjoyed by many colonists. The Meeker Home museum has been twice restored and is completely furnished.
Click here for the History of
Nathan Meeker |
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Special Events |
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The Meeker Home Museum is the location for the following City of
Greeley Museums special events:
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Meeker Museum
1324 9th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631
(970) 350-9220
Lat/Long:
40 25' 2.837"N
-104 41' 31.871"W
2009 Information
The Meeker Home will be open to walk-in visitors ONLY on May 2, June 6, July 11, August 1, September 5 and October 3 (10 am-4 pm). However, groups of 10 or more may schedule a tour at any time by calling 350-9220.
Admission
is charged for groups of 10 or more and must be
scheduled in advance.
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