Dearfield (Colo.) papers. 1893-1948.

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Dearfield (Colo.) papers. 1893-1948.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427281851

This folder contains material relating to Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, including newspaper clippings, townsite maps, promotional materials, and correspondence about Dearfield and its founder, O. T. Jackson, ca. 1893-1948.

15 p.

Boulder Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7456148

Boulder Public Library

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Jackson, O. T. (Oliver Tousaint), 1862-1948

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Founder of Dearfield, Colo., an agricultural community established by Afro-Americans. From the description of Letters, 1889-1939. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17253462 Oliver Tousaint Jackson was born in Oxford, Ohio, April 6, 1862. He and his wife Minerva arrived in Colorado from Cleveland on April 4, 1887. Until 1894, they lived in Denver where they had a catering business. O. T. was also employed by the State of Colorado as a messenger for sev...