100 years ago: There was a notice that stated, “Up in Silverton they’ve got down to the point where there’s only a few business houses and automobiles and teams that don’t support Old Glory.”
75 years ago: The defense bond quota for La Plata County was set at $18,000, according to Mayor John Fankhauser.
50 years ago: The sterling silver trowel that was used to lay the cornerstone of Durango Public Library in 1907 and Durango Post Office in 1928 was found during the expansion and remodel of the public library.
25 years ago: A drunken man was sleeping in the backyard of the Rochester Hotel.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
