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1) Skerritt Homestead - 1870 (ca.) - Bird's Eye View
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A view of the Skerritt property from the corner of Broadway and Sheridan (Hampden). The home is currently located on 3560 S. Bannock. Thomas J. Skerritt, the first permanent resident of the Englewood area, filed on a homestead south of Little Dry Creek in 1864. At one time he owned most of the land which became Englewood from Quincy to Yale and from the railroad to Clarkson. His home "Shadyside" still stands at 3560 S Bannock. (from Englewood,...
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2) Jones, Jacob C. - 1903 (ca.) - Mayor 1903-1906
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Jacob Jones was mayor of Englewood from 1903-1906. Englewood was incorporated on May 13, 1903. It's original city limits were Breene (now Quincy), Yale, the railroad and Clarkson. In a hotly contested election, Jacob C. Jones, pledging "good government" narrowly defeated Thomas J. Skerritt and became the new city's first Mayor. The chief election issue was whether or not saloons and gambling should be allowed. Since there was no newpaper...
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