A century-old African American settlement in Colorado could become part of the National Park Service

WELD COUNTY, Colo. – Off US Highway 34 lies a historical settlement that is worth knowing about. Dearfield, located around 25 miles east of Greeley, was the largest Black homesteading settlement in Colorado, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Originally founded in 1910 by Oliver Toussaint Jackson, the…

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