100 years ago: “H.S. Harden, the well-known representative of the International Silverware Co., was interviewing his trade in the city. Harden is one of the highest paid traveling representatives in the country.”
75 years ago: “The comments made by Fiesta visitors after seeing the show were even more flattering than those made about the Fiesta before the event, which proves that it was a huge success.” – Ignacio Chieftain
50 years ago: “Almost daily rains this month have slowed work on completion of the Lemon Dam on the Florida River, 17 miles northeast of Durango, which has about 56 feet to go to top out.” Major work on the dam was to be completed by the fall.
25 years ago: Dolores – “After years of delays, the $4 million Anasazi Heritage Center is completed and open to the public.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
