100 years ago: “With a two column red ink head on the front page, the Denver Post gives considerable space to the movement originating here for the establishment of a separate state, or territory in the San Juan basin, with Durango as the capital. Of it the Post says, ‘A movement to have a new state formed from territory taken from southwestern Colorado and adjoining portions of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, has been set on foot by members of the Durango Chamber of Commerce.’”
75 years ago: “Durango City Police will soon begin again the marking of cars along Main Avenue to enforce the one-hour parking limit.”
50 years ago: “The new amphitheater in Rio Grande-land will open and will be used nightly during the summer for authentic Indian ceremonials and campfire lectures (slide shows) as part of the continually expanding list of tourist attractions at the south end of Main Avenue.”
25 years ago: “Southern Ute Tribal Chairman Leonard Burch has asked President George Bush to meet to discuss the ‘critical importance’ of construction of the Animas-La Plata Project. In a letter to Bush, Burch writes that construction of the $422 million water project is vital to a settlement agreement for Ute water rights claims.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
