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11 <br />l~ <br />' a number of themes in place for the historic period of Dowe Flats <br />that include: 1) Exploration and the Fur Trade, 1"700-1845; 2) The <br />' Colorado Gold Rush and Early Settlement, 1858-1870; 3) Early <br />Agricultural and Ranching Development, 1870-1895; 4) Quarrying and <br />Urban Growth and Development, 1870-1900; 5) Ranching and Farming <br />' After 1900; and 6) The Great Depression and World War II, <br />1929-1945. Each of these contextual themes can be linked directly <br />to one or more research periods identified by Buckles and Buckle <br />(1984) for the state of Colorado. For example, the Dowe Flats <br />' Exploration and Fur Trade theme links to Buckles and Buckles' two <br />research periods: 1) Exploration, and 2) Trading Frontier. <br />' Since the above ground resources of Dowe Flats have already <br />been evaluated under Criteria a, b and c of the National Register <br />and the criteria of the Colorado Historic Register and Boulder <br />County landmarks, this research design will focus on Criterion d as <br />it relates to those contexts. A historic context is "a broad <br />pattern of historical development in a community or its region, <br />that may be represented by historic resources" (NRB 29: 19). The <br />' context is defined by time, place, and theme (NRB 16: 7). <br />Identifying the period of significance within this chronological <br />' framework, however, will be one of the keys to making judgments <br />about the National Register and other eligibilities of the proper- <br />ties. Place is another dimension of historic context that will be <br />critical. Areas such as Dowe Flats typically were integrated into <br />social and economic networks that operated on several geographical <br />' scales, ranging from the locality to the region and outward to the <br />national and international levels. Identifying the geographical <br />' scale on which local properties were most significant is another <br />key to making significance judgments. The third dimension of <br />' historic context is theme. Several broad themes for judging <br />significance have been identified by the National Register, <br />including factors such as conservation, agriculture, commerce, and <br />' government. <br />' 93 <br /> <br />