Supported by Agriculture

Supported by Agriculture. Historic Olde Town Arvada Walking tour. , Supported by Agriculture , By 1860, more than thirty land claims had been filed in the Ralston and Clear Creek Valleys. Men had come for gold but stayed to farm the land and raise their families., , Bumper Crops , Arvada’s farmers found that many crops did well in the deep rich soils deposited by glacial floods long ago., Grains like wheat, corn and oats thrived, as did vegetables, fruits and berries. At one time, Arvada was even known as the “Celery Capital of the World!”, In addition to supplying local residents, Arvada’s bounty sold in Denver and the mining camps of the Rockies. Before the railroad, farmers hauled their goods to market with a horse-drawn wagon, and returned home with much-needed supplies., , Milling in Arvada , The earliest farmers took their wheat crop to the grist mills in Denver and Golden. In 1925, Arvada businessman Eugene E. Benjamin opened the first flour mill, allowing local farmers to have their wheat ground into flour right here at home., The Arvada Flour Mills incorporated the latest in milling technology at the time.,