Raman and Jennie Miller purchased this farm from the Strasburg Lincoln Land Company in 1918, where they raised small grains and hogs and built a home. Raman operated the farm while also serving as an Arapahoe County Commissioner and on the State Board of Agriculture; in the 1940s Raman was instrumental in bringing rural electrification to the area. Upon their deaths, Raman and Jennie’s daughter Ruth and her husband Frank Vannoy took over the farm where they continued to raise small grains.

The Schmidt Farm dates back over a hundred years in 1908.  Today, Ray Schmidt owns the farm like his father, William, before him.

An important example of an early 20th century railroad car type, the 1914 car was designed specifically to handle the collection and distribution of mail in regular passenger train service, while also providing space for passenger baggage handling and express freight.  Its layout and design clearly convey its function. 

At this site on August 15, 1870, the last spike was driven into the first continuous transcontinental railroad. 

The Engelbrecht Farm is directly associated with the invention of the center-pivot irrigation system.