Join us while we welcome author Nolan Farwell as he discusses his new non-fiction book:
\n\nNORTH ROUTT REVOLUTION: GRIT. GRIEF. GOLD
\n\nThursday\, February 26\, 2026\, 5pm-6:30pm
\n\nat The History Center of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff
\n\n509 E. Deerpath Road
\n\nLake Forest\, IL 60045
\n\nBooks available for purchase and signing
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\n\nIn addition to being a founding father and mayor of Lake Forest\, John V. Farwell left a lasting legacy in northern Colorado with his gold mining operation. Its seventeen-mile-long aqueduct through the Rocky Mountains was a mind-boggling engineering feat that transformed the area. Author Nolan Farwell\, a distant cousin\, will relate how he stumbled upon the &ldquo\;Farwell Ditch&rdquo\; quite by chance. He will describe its construction and his successful effort to attain a listing on the National Register of Historic Places for this once-forgotten piece of history. "\;Iron-willed men dug for gold. A hundred and fifty years later\, two brothers dig there\, too\, and find gold of their own."\;
\n\nAuthor Nolan Farwell has brought the &ldquo\;Farwell Ditch&rdquo\; back to life with years of extensive research. He has led tours of the area and presented lectures at historical societies in Colorado. Farwell works as a financial advisor in Waterloo\, Iowa and vacations regularly in the Rocky Mountains.
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