Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
100 years ago: The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad continued attempts to partner with Mesa Verde National Park by offering advertising incentives to expand its tourism base.
75 years ago: It was announced that residents younger than 16 years old would be allowed to fish without a license during the next year.
50 years ago: Telluride voters “overwhelmingly approved” a 2 percent city sales tax that would be effective July 1. According to Mayor John McPhee, the vote was 134 to 37 in favor of the tax.
25 years ago: Similar to other reports received by La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, a blue heeler and a husky allegedly killed and ate a chicken in the 500 block of County Road 508.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
