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Greeley is a good spot to see the "other Colorado," the flatlands to the east of the state's famed mountains, as well as to delve into the area's history at several museums. One of the few cities in the world that owes its existence to a newspaper, Greeley was founded in 1870 as a sort of prairie utopia by Nathan C. Meeker, a farm columnist for the New York Tribune. Meeker named the settlement—first known as Union Colony—in honor of his patron, Tribune publisher Horace Greeley. Through his widely read column, Meeker recruited more than 100 pioneers from all walks of life and purchased a tract on the Cache la Poudre from the Denver Pacific Railroad. Within a year, the colony's population was 1,000, and it's grown steadily ever since, to around 77,000 today.
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LONGMONT, CO 80501 Map Distance: 29.1 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Longmont Airport
229 Airport Road, Hangar #34G Longmont, Colorado 80503 Distance: 29.6 mi. (from destination center)
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Centennial Village Museum
at N. 14th Ave., adjacent to Island Grove Regional Park
1475 A St Greeley, Colorado 80631 Distance: 0.9 mi. (from destination center) Description: A fun step back to times long gone, this collection of more than 30 structures—more are... Read More Meeker Home Museum
1324 Ninth Ave
Greeley, Colorado Distance: 0.9 mi. (from destination center) Description: A good place to step back into the 19th century, this impressive two-story adobe home was built... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Greeley
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