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Durangoans plan to travel far and wide to view eclipse

We asked, you told us. Durango residents are planning trips to see the eclipse in its totality. Here’s where they are going: Paul Hoffman Traveling to: Wyoming or Nebraska...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.M. Widel of Redmesa visited Durango and expressed that “some of the men of his acquaintance overwork their piety so hard on Sunday that they feel called upon to give it ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Silverton train service resumed after several “snowsheds” on the line caught fire. 75 years ago: Three hundred pheasants were delivered to Durango and taken ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miners in Silverton were on strike, and many had left to apply for work at other mines. It was reported that “new men” were being hired to the “Sunnyside gang” and the min...

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

La Plata County lifts all fire restrictions

July rainfall permeates southern parts of county

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: Clarence Ritter arrived in Durango from the Florida Mesa to give his family “a day’s outing in the city,” and made a comment about the crown prince of Germany, which said,...

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad engine puffs back to station

Mechanical problem causes delayed returns from Silverton

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.W. Jarvis returned from Denver, and was forced to pass up Cheyenne because he ran out of money. He said it was an “awful trip” with “no luck.” 75 years ago...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: W. Miner arrived in Durango from his sheep camp to attend a funeral “of a roll of coin he was packing along, the obsequies being in supplies and provisions.” ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: While in Durango purchasing supplies, Tom Rowe of the Perins Peak district said that the “commander of the fleet of airships which bombarded London Saturday seemed to be g...

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ben Russell and Doe Schlabach were “beating it for Electra Lake” to go fishing, with several kinds of bait to “make the fish hungry.” They expected to be gone for several ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The “first new potatoes” and “a good supply of home-grown cabbage” came into Durango with Johnathan Townsend. 75 years ago: La Plata County commissioners, Ci...

DATE: Jul 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Durangoans plan to travel far and wide to view eclipse

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

La Plata County lifts all fire restrictions

And the West is History

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad engine puffs back to station

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

And the West is History

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