Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
50 years ago: The La Plata County commissioners released a feasibility study about a proposed dump 2 miles east and 1 mile south of “the old Colorado 172.”
25 years ago: Durango Police Department urged residents to come forward with any information about a man who held up a local gas station at knifepoint and fled with an undetermined amount of cash.
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.
