Tag
great western sugar
3 Porch Notes tagged “great western sugar,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Weld County
Windsor grew up around the railroad and the sugar-beet factory
Windsor took shape after the railroad arrived and a Great Western Sugar factory drew families and farms to grow and process sugar beets.
Read note ->History and culture - Larimer County
Sugar beets built much of early Loveland and Fort Collins
In the early 1900s, sugar-beet factories run by the Great Western Sugar Company reshaped Loveland and Fort Collins, drawing in workers and leaving behind a heritage you can still see in old factory sites and neighborhoods.
Read note ->History and culture - Logan County
Sugar beets and the Great Western factory shaped Logan County farming
A sugar beet factory opened in Sterling in the early 1900s and came under the Great Western Sugar Company, and the beet industry helped shape farming and growth across Logan County.
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