100 years ago: Railroad men said that the lines departing Durango have “the finest roadbeds for many years” and that no derailments have occurred for some time.
75 years ago: Delicious, Jonathan and Waggoner “fancy apples” were on sale at La Plata Orchard, nine miles north of Durango.
50 years ago: State officers for the Veterans of World War I installed officers for the Animas Barracks.
25 years ago: A cache of bicycles and bicycle equipment, worth $12,000, was allegedly stolen from national mountain bike champion Lisa Muhich.
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.
