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Fort Collins Sugar Company


Title	Fort Collins Sugar Company
Image ID Number	H02789
Date	1907 c.
Decade	1900s
Description	The Fort Collins, Colorado Sugar Company building, built in 1903. It was built on 120 acres on the North bank of the Poudre River a little East of the northern extension of Linden Street. The main building was 300 feet by 70 feet and 4 stories high. It contained 2, 000 tons of steel, 8, 000 perches of stone and 3 million bricks. Originally called Fort Collins-Colorado Company, it was consolidated with Great Western Sugar in 1905. It was closed in 1955 and only the warehouse still stands and is used by the Fort Collins Street Department. and is located at 625 Ninth Street. The city purchased the land and buildings in 1992 for $950, 000.
Content Type	buildings
Historical Context	Sugar Beets 1900-1919
Image Source	Historical Collection
Format	image/jpeg
File Location	Larimer County Agriculture--Beets, Great Western Sugar Company
Language	English
Image Origin	Print; Negative; Postcard
Digitization Format	HP ScanJet 6100C Scanner; Adobe 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi; GIF 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs
Web Exhibit	BuildingSearch

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