Union Colony
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Union Colony was a 19th-century planned agricultural settlement in Colorado that later became the city of Greeley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Colony canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century settlement
ⓘ
planned agricultural settlement ⓘ utopian community ⓘ |
| associatedModernCity |
Greeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Greeley, Colorado
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Horace Greeley
ⓘ
Nathan C. Meeker ⓘ |
| coordinateWith |
Greeley City Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Greeley, Colorado city government (successor)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedInfrastructure |
irrigation ditches
ⓘ
town plat that became Greeley ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Nathan C. Meeker ⓘ |
| foundedWithSupportFrom |
Horace Greeley
ⓘ
New-York Tribune ⓘ
surface form:
New York Tribune
|
| founderOccupation | agricultural editor of the New York Tribune ⓘ |
| governanceForm | colony association ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
planned community ⓘ religious and moral standards for settlers ⓘ temperance principles ⓘ |
| hasCitySuccessor |
Greeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Greeley, Colorado
|
| historicalLocationStatus | absorbed into Greeley, Colorado ⓘ |
| landUse |
farms
ⓘ
townsite ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
Greeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Greeley, Colorado
|
| legacy |
foundation of the city of Greeley
ⓘ
model for later irrigation colonies in the American West ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | ideal of union and cooperation among settlers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early large-scale irrigation in Colorado
ⓘ
influence on agricultural development of northern Colorado ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ |
| purpose |
agricultural development
ⓘ
cooperative settlement ⓘ temperance community ⓘ |
| region | Northern Colorado ⓘ |
| selectionCriteriaForSettlers |
commitment to temperance
ⓘ
moral character ⓘ willingness to farm irrigated land ⓘ |
| socialPolicy |
emphasis on education and culture
ⓘ
prohibition of alcohol ⓘ |
| state |
Territory of Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
|
| waterSource | Cache la Poudre River ⓘ |
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