100 years ago: E.C. Miller “moseyed in from Denver via the Eastern” and was “surprised to find Durango still on the map.”
75 years ago: A proposed reconstruction project to turn the Smelter Buildings into new strategic metal facilities was expected to employ 40 to 50 Durango men.
50 years ago: T.C. Bennett of Pagosa Springs left his Jeep unattended on the side of U.S. Highway 550 near the south side of Bondad Hill, and found the vehicle at the bottom of the cliff when he returned.
25 years ago: Firefighters stopped an unauthorized open burn of trash at the intersection of 32nd Street and East Third Avenue.
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.
