OLLI Talks: Forgotten Fort Collins: The Story of Stout, Colorado (HYBRID: ONLINE or DRAKE HALL)

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Did you know a quarry town was once under the south end of Horsetooth Reservoir? The town of Stout had a hotel, post office, schoolhouse, ranches, and homesteads. In the late 1940s, buildings in Stout were moved, and dams were constructed to create a reservoir for water storage. Water was piped from the headwaters of the Colorado River on the other side of the Continental Divide to fill Horsetooth Reservoir. Learn about the history of Stout and its people from a local historian who has researched the area through pictures, documents, and stories.

Meg Dunn has been a Fort Collins resident since 2001. As an Air Force Brat, she grew up in Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Colorado (Colorado Springs) before moving to Michigan to attend the University of Michigan. Meg’s interest in history started in college when she lived in an old Victorian house near campus. As a lover of narratives and patterns, she connected the dots. She realized that the historic buildings around Ann Arbor told stories about the beginnings of that city, reflected changing values and beliefs over time, and continued to inform and affect the present-day culture and ethos of the community. Meg served on the Fort Collins Historic Preservation Commission for nine years before being term-limited off in 2022. She is currently on the Fort Collins Historical Society and Historic Larimer County boards. She writes for and manages the www.northerncoloradohistory.com website.

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