Eaton in Weld County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Benjamin Harrison Eaton
4th Governor of Colorado
| | Dec. 15, 1833 Oct. 29, 1904 | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2021
1. Benjamin Harrison Eaton Marker
to all who knew him.
He brought water down from
the high mountains in
canals to irrigate
northern Weld County.
Donated land in Eaton for
churches, schools,
sugar factory, water works
system, and Eaton Library.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1833.
Location. 40° 31.465′ N, 104° 42.788′ W. Marker is in Eaton, Colorado, in Weld County. It is at the intersection of Collins Street (County Road 74) and South Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Collins Street. Marker and monument are located at the northeast corner of Benjamin Eaton Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eaton CO 80615, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ault High School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Liberty Park (approx. 4.2 miles away); Pvt Joe P. Martinez (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ault Centennial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Weld County Irrigation / Ault Country
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1. Benjamin Harrison Eaton.
American politician, entrepreneur and agriculturalist in the late 19th and early 20th century. Eaton was instrumental in the establishment of modern irrigation farming in Northern Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the fourth Governor of Colorado, from January 1885 to January 1887, with the nickname of the "farmer governor". Eaton is among Colorado's sixteen notable pioneers who are depicted in stained glass on the rotunda of the Colorado State Capitol Building.(Submitted on May 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Benjamin Harrison Eaton.
In 1866, the Eaton family settled on a northeastern Colorado homestead in Weld County, Colorado. Eaton had realized years before the unnoticed value of barren soil if properly irrigated. At bargain prices, Eaton purchased 25,000 acres of subsidy lands from the Union Pacific Railroad. Laying claim to Cache la Poudre River waters, and taking advantage of tax exempting subsidies, he was able to create a share leasing irrigation system that brought him wealth and political influence.(Submitted on May 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2021
2. Benjamin Harrison Eaton Monument
3. Benjamin Harrison Eaton (Find A Grave).
(Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado)(Submitted on May 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
While in office, he advocated the necessity of cultivating Colorado's reservoirs and irrigation ditches and he worked diligently to enrich the states' farming communities. He also built one of the largest reservoirs and canals in Colorado, plus constructed a mill at Eaton, the town that was named for him.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 8, 2021
3. Benjamin Harrison Eaton Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 495 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
