Louviers

Era Menu Precolumbian Era: 1 Billion BC - 1500 AD Exploration: 1500 - 1854 Kansas Territory: 1858 - 1861 Douglas County Infancy: 1862 - 1874 Closing the Frontier: 1875 - 1881 Building Douglas County: 1882 - 1899 Agriculture and Ranching: 1900 - 1918 Boom and Bust: 1920 - 1939 Small Town USA: 1940 - 1959 Destruction and Recovery: 1960 - 1979 Growth and Prosperity: 1980 - 2000   Location Menu All Castle Rock Franktown Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree Larkspur Louviers Mountains Parker Roxborough Sedalia Spring Valley, Cherry Valley & Greenland

1879 AD     Louviers: Kelly/Gann School constructed. (Douglas County Historical Society: Our Heritage: People of Douglas County.: p.372) 1906 AD     Louviers: Louviers explosives factory started by DuPont, town of Louviers is built to support the factory. (Fearnow: Louviers Works, 1908-1983.: p.2) 1908 AD     Louviers: DuPont changes the name of Toluca to Louviers. (: Douglas County News.) 1913 AD     Louviers: June: Louviers school opens. (Douglas County Historical Society: Our Heritage: People of Douglas County.: p.372) 1917 AD     Louviers: Louviers Village Club opens, holds the oldest continually operating bowling alley in the state. Clubhouse is owned by DuPont, membership dues are $1 per year. (: Record Journal of Douglas County.) 1933 AD     Louviers: Louviers Power Plant supplies electricity to Louviers and Castle Rock. (Fearnow: Louviers Works, 1908-1983.: p.5) 1967 AD     Louviers: Louviers Library comes under the jurisdiction of Douglas County. The original library was run by DuPont and opened in 1924. (Maguire) 1971 AD     Louviers: DuPont ceases dynamite operations at Louviers. (: Douglas County News.) 1999 AD     Louviers: Louviers named to the National Register of Historic Places. (Appleby: Fading Past: The Story of Douglas County, Colorado.: p.122)