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The lead article of the Fall 2014 issue of The Louisville Historian, viewable online at http://www.louisvilleco.gov/home/showdocument?id=4030, was entitled "Keeping the Peace in Louisville, 1914-1915" and described the circumstances under which President Woodrow Wilson in May 1914 sent federal troops to bring stability to several mine strike hot spots in Colorado where violence had occurred. Louisville was one of the locations, and the federal troops in Louisville ended up staying for eight months. One of their first orders of business was to collect firearms. The Denver Post reported that among the weapons that they collected was a machine gun and fifty rifles from the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co., which owned and operated the Hecla Mine. The Daily Camera reported that by the time that the troops left Louisville in January 1915, between 700 and 800 firearms had been confiscated from both sides of the conflict and it was believed that there were many more that miners had not turned over. In December 1914, the strike ended, but there were few improvements in working conditions or pay for the miners. Period After the Hecla Mine Closed, 1920-1952 The Hecla Mine closed in 1920. Jacob Williams, who had been the Superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, which owned the Hecla at the time, purchased the property on which the mine had been located. According to an August 14, 1991 article in the Daily Camera, Williams purchased it as farm land. Due to the lack of specificity in the Boulder County property records with respect to the legal descriptions of land located outside of platted towns, the exact boundaries of Williams' property could not be determined. However, it is strongly believed to have consisted of a quarter section of 1/2 mile by % mile, or 160 acres, minus a part owned by the DiGiacomo family. Jacob Williams was not only a mine superintendent for numerous mines in Boulder and Weld Counties, but he also bought and sold properties in Louisville and the surrounding area. After he passed away in 1929, his wife, Jane, continued with the management of his properties, including this one. During this time, the Hecla Casino building was established as the main residence for the farm. There is some indication that Jane Williams rented the property to tenants who farmed it and who resided in the home. Clifford and Monica Foster Ownership, 1952-2007 In late 2006, Clifford Foster contacted the Louisville Historical Museum and asked to be interviewed for the historical records of the Museum. The Museum Coordinator conducted an oral history interview with Foster on January 22, 2007. It is this interview, which was recorded, that provided much of the following information about the use and history of this property from 1952 on. Cliff Foster passed away in June 2007. 6