Leader is a populated place in
Adams County,
Colorado, in the United States.[1] Leader was once the site of a post office, school, and the Leader Community Hall.
Adams County, Colorado, in 1925 showing the location of Leader in central Adams County
The Leader post office began operations in 1910 and ceased operating in 1940.[3]
A chapter of the Colorado
Grange was organized in Leader in 1916, founded by area resident J. F. Girardot. The grange in Leader was known as United Farmers #288.[4] In the early years, Leader was noted for its
prairie dogs and
ground squirrels; the latter were said to be highly destructive to
corn,
peanut, and
bean crops in Leader.[5]
Leader Community Hall was built in the 1940s, and served as a gathering spot for community events,[6] and as a polling site for that part of Adams County.[7][8][9][10] Leader Hall was still being used in the 1970s, with the women forming the Leader Community Hall Ladies auxiliary.[11]
Oil drilling near Leader occurred in the 1950s, with the discovery of what the
Brush, ColoradoNews-Tribune called "major" new oil reserves in the Leader area. Drilling commenced at the 2,000 acres (810 ha) Burkhart Ranch in 1954.[13]
The Leader School, a
one-room schoolhouse, operated until 1956, when Adams County's schools were consolidated; students were afterwards bused to
Byers, 12 miles to the south in Arapahoe County.[6]
^"Legal Notices". Westminster Journal. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. September 21, 1961. p. 6.
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^"Here's where you vote Tuesday". Journal-Sentinel. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. November 2, 1972. p. 16.
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^The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 154.
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