The sod acts as wonderful insulation to keep the house warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Built of sod blocks, the 675 square foot building has 30 inch thick walls representing about 5,000 square feet Brothers was related to Henry Lee, one of the founders of Wheat Ridge.ġ886 - Samuel Bert White and his family located on a tract of land on which the sod house stands, known as the "Soddy," built in 1886. Brothers pose next to their horse and wagon. The teacher was paid $40 a month and her salary later was raised to $60.ġ876 – Colorado becomes a state on August 1, 1876.ġ880 – Mr.
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The school accommodated 25 children at full capacity. He continued to be a prominent businessman until his death in 1883, while the family lived in the house until 1911.ġ873 - The second Everitt School was completed in late 1873 on the land once owned by Abram Slater at W.
He was an officer of the School Board District Number 8 and a delegate to the Republican State Convention in 1882. Richards was also a prominent and active citizen in the early Wheat Ridge community. By the late 1860s he was successful enough to marry and purchase 160 acres on Sloan's Lake, where he built "Lake Side" circa 1870. Everitt on his land and is said to be where the school district evolved from.ġ870 - The History of Richards-Hart Estate: James Richards arrived in Colorado with the rest of the 59-ers to find a fortune in gold. The boundaries of the Colorado Territory were identical with those of the current State of Colorado.ġ867 - The first school in Wheat Ridge was constructed in 1867 at W. For 110 years (1859-1969) the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was responsible for law enforcement in the area that came to be known as the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado.ġ861 - The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. Walter Pollard was elected as the first Jefferson County Sheriff by receiving 187 total votes. The Cabin was later moved to its current home at the Historic Park in 1985.ġ860 – One thousand people from six different communities in Jefferson County voted for County officials. It was then moved to the Wolf farm and then moved to Johnson Park by Judge Samuel Johnson. The following month, the Jefferson Territorial Legislature organized 12 counties for the new territory, including Jefferson County.ġ859 - Built in 1859 on the 1st registered homestead in the State of Colorado, the Coulehan-Johnson Cabin was originally located at about 48th and Upham on the Stevens farm. It was later named Wheat Ridge for the golden ridges of wheat noted by travelers passing along the Overland Trail.ġ859 - Many residents of the mining region felt disconnected from the remote territorial governments of Kansas and Nebraska, so they voted to form their own Territory of Jefferson on October 24, 1859. It covered parts of Colorado, including where current Wheat Ridge lies.ġ859 - Wheat Ridge “roots” were first established during the Gold Rush of 1859, when the City served as a rest stop for miners headed to mountain gold camps.
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