Fremont Elementary School


Address11955 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, 80004
QuadGolden, 1965 (1980)
SectionS5, T3S, R69W
Elevation5449
SourceJefferson County District R-1 School Names Board; Arvada Historical Society, "More Than Gold," pp. 118-120.
Initialdate1992-05-29 00:00:00-06
PersonMRL
Latestdate1994-07-28 00:00:00-06
Person2Keek
HistoryThe school was named for Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of John C. Fremont, who explored the western part of the United States in 1840. The school was built in 1891 and replaced a one-room brick school built in 1869-1870. Fremont school originally taught students from first through twelfth grades. The first high school graduating class consisted of four students in 1893. The school was formerly in District No. 6, and is currently a Jefferson County R-1 School.
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