MEEKER | His name is on the community center in Meeker, but who was this man, and why does he still matter to Meeker, half a century after his death?
Freeman Fairfield left behind an unusual—and admirable—legacy, one that continues to benefit the town of his birth.
Fairfield was born in Meeker on May 9, 1899, to White River Valley pioneers Ada Watson Fairfield and Edwin Freeman Fairfield. His father was a freighter between Meeker…
