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A Brief History of Highlandlake |
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In late June of 1871, Lorin Cassandre Mead and his wife, Elizabeth, stepped off the
stage in front of the “Old Colony Building,” and surveyed the dusty main
street of the recently established Chicago-Colorado Colony. Only a few
months old, the colony, soon to be known as Longmont, already boasted four
or perhaps five hundred citizens, “full of faith in the enterprise so
auspiciously commenced.”
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Highlandlake School |
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The Highlandlake school had its beginnings in 1877 when L.
C. Mead called a meeting, held in the Oviatt home, for the purpose of discussing a school district. By a voice vote of 23 -
0, it was decided to petition the County for a school district. The County obliged and
School District 33 was formed later that year.
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Agriculture |
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Agriculture was the original reason that Highlandlake came to
be. When L. C. Mead first homesteaded this area, his original plan was to raise
sheep There is no evidence that he ever did this, but instead decided to grow
wheat instead. The first year he planted 80 acres of wheat, and within a few
years had brought the Highland Ditch down from near Lyons, enlarged the lake and
built a dike on the south shore of the lake.
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business |
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By 1905 Highlandlake had
several businesses to be proud of. The oldest store in the
community was Richey's Grocery founded in 1897. M. S. Adams
opened in 1902 on the north shore of the lake.
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