Founding of Meeker - Meeker, CO, USA
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Outspoken1
N 40° 02.260 W 107° 54.803
13T E 251432 N 4436006
This old marker explains the founding of the town of Meeker.
Waymark Code: WMXRD7
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2018
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The plaque reads:
[Seal of the State of Colorado]
This Tablet is the
property of the State of Colorado
FOUNDING OF MEEKER
Following the Meeker Massacre,
Gen. Wesley Merritt established at this
site his "Camp on the White River," 1897.
After withdrawal of the garrison in
August, 1883, the Town of Meeker was
founded by the following pioneers:
George S. Allesbrook, Charles S. Attix, Thomas Baker,
William H. Clark, John C. Davis, Charles Dunbar,
Samuel Fairfield, W. Harry Goff, A.J. Gregory, Henry
J. Hay, George S. Hazen, J.W. Hugus, James Kendall,
James L. McHatton, Newton Major, Frank E. Sheridan,
G. Dana Thayer, Eddie P. Wilber, Mrs. S. C. Wright
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Erected by
the State Historical Society of Colorado
from the William A. Braiden Foundation, and by
the Chamber of Commerce and Citizens of Meeker
1949
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
State Historical Society of Colorado
from the William A. Braiden Foundation, and by
the Chamber of Commerce and Citizens of Meeker
County or City: Meeker
Date Dedicated: 1949
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