Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
100 years ago: The climatological report said “less than normal precipitation occurred during the month of February in the San Juan district.”
75 years ago: Wolf Creek Pass reported 22 feet of snowfall for the winter.
50 years ago: Rio Grande Motor Way officials announced that the new motor freight terminal building planned for Durango was estimated to cost more than $100,000.
25 years ago: La Plata County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a Motorola radio phone was stolen from a parked car in the 3700 block of Silverton Street.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
