100 YEARS AGO: “There is a shoeshiner in Durango at last. Go to Helm’s Barber Shop and be convinced.”
75 YEARS AGO: “Five almost perfect skulls and a quantity of bones were unearthed Wednesday by state highway department north of Pinkerton.”
50 YEARS AGO: “Campers and trailers have increased on area highways at an estimated 300 percent in the past two years.”
25 YEARS AGO: “Controversy in the Sandbench area of the San Juan National Forest northwest of Pagosa Springs could be heating up as protesters camped at the site have vowed to block the pending logging operation.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
