By Forrest Stone
Herald Staff Writer
100 years ago: Tomas Vigil and his two brothers, “who were ranching out La Posta way,” came into the city “for a look at the main drag.”
75 years ago: Mrs. Homer McKinley of Pagosa Springs received word that her brother, Stamey Edemisten, had been seriously injured in a plane crash at Williams Field, Arizona.
50 years ago: A Cortez family lost nearly all of its possessions in a “freak” fire that was classified as a highway accident. It started in a trailer and burned for 18 miles on U.S. Highway 666.
25 years ago: Police responded to 166 incidents in a 48-hour period, including 10 reports of illegal fireworks.
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.
