Perrin - Riverside Cemetery - Denver, CO, USA - Zinc Headstones on Waymarking.com

The front inscription:

A Colorado Pioneer
Lewis K. Perrin
July 8, 1814
Feb. 16, 1896

Maria L. Perrin
Wife of Lewis K. Perrin
Died March 24, 1885
Age 71 Years

Rear inscription:

Otis Perrin
July 19, 1851
Aug 10, 1903

Emily P. Perrin
Jan. 9, 1855
Aug 14, 1907

A Loving father and mother.

Side inscription:

Charles Eddie Perrin
Died Dec. 6, 1874,
Aged 7 Mos. 7Dys.

"Lewis Perrin was one of the earliest farming success stories in the Denver area, and he was particularly noted as one of the first sugar beet farmers in Colorado. He began his career in the Arvada/Wheat Ridge area, but relocated in 1875 and began a large farm between what is now Federal to Zuni and 44th to 48th Avenues. South of this area down to 38th was known as Perrin’s Addition. It would be reasonable to assume this area was also part of his agricultural endeavor at some point.

The centerpiece of this property was a large, Italianate home located at what would become 4375 Clay Street. Sadly, this home was razed in 1958 to make way for a gas station. Another part of Perrin’s local legacy involved a long windbreak of cottonwoods planted along 44th Avenue. The cottonwoods stood until 1927, when the streets were widened and the trees removed. Prior to his death in 1897, much of the property was carved up into lots and acreages and small agricultural plots." (from (visit link) )

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