Leader, Colorado | |
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 The community hall in Leader. | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′58″N104°03′23″W / 39.89944°N 104.05639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Adams [1] |
| Elevation | 4,864 ft (1,483 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 184655 |
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.
Leader is located at 39°53′58″N104°03′23″W / 39.89944°N 104.05639°W (39.8994277,-104.056341667), [1] 12 miles northeast of Byers. [2]
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]
Leader's population was 19 in 1940. [12]
Oil drilling near Leader occurred in the 1950s, with the discovery of what the Brush, Colorado News-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]
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