By Forrest Stone
Herald Staff Writer
100 years ago: D.B. Sawyer arrived in Durango with a load of poultry, “the feathered kind,” and distributed them to local produce dealers.
75 years ago: The vanadium plant in Durango employed 57 men to reconstruct “the old smelter site” and open the new mill by Aug. 1.
50 years ago: Those who had “claims against the Animas River or its tributaries” were notified of the deadline to submit their statements to the La Plata County District Court.
25 years ago: Someone called police and asked them to remove two birds that flew into Two Moon Gallery, 764 Main Ave.
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.
