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And the West is History

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The people of the San Juan Basin will be considerably interested in several illuminating letters, appearing in The Ignacio Chieftain.” 75 years ago: “Mr. Bowe leav...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Initial work for the construction of Durango’s new $175,000 high school building began yesterday, when ground was broken to make a test of the nature of the earth on which th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “It is expected that a total of $98,000 will be spent on the construction of Durango-Silverton Highway in 1916, and the chances are fair that it may be completed before the en...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. Anna Fredlund was a business visitor in Durango Friday.” 75 years ago: “Two Durango devotees to the winter sport of skiing, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bodo, returned...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Miss Florence Salabar, county superintendent of La Plata County schools, visited the local school Tuesday.” 75 years ago: “Four Durango men were held up Sunday by ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Will Tyner purchased supplies in Durango Saturday.” 75 years ago: “L.R. Rist, supervisor of the San Juan National Forest, is attending a convention of...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Of considerable encouragement for fruit growers in several districts of the San Juan is the new schedule of freight rates on apples and mixed fruits, in carload lots, just is...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Four hundred membership folders were sent out by the Durango Exchange yesterday to persons in this city and the surrounding country.” 75 years ago: “Charles Thomas...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The Durango-Silverton Road gets aggregate appropriations of $41,000, and the San Juan Basin-San Luis Valley Road, opening the line from Durango to Denver over Wolf Creek Pass...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “There appears to have been a misunderstanding between the La Plata County commissioners and the highway commissioners in regard to the basis on which the state and the county...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The San Juan Basin is enjoying a nationwide advertising of the best kind, as a result of the circulation of extra copies of The Durango Democrat and 1,600 pamphlets, publishe...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Directions to farmers for poisoning prairie dogs are given in an official formula, issued by Henry W. Henshaw, chief of the U.S. bureau of biological survey, and received yes...
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