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And the West is History

And the west is history

100 years ago: “Forty horses to be sent to the war zone were shipped from Pagosa Springs. Another shipment that has the same destination will be sent from Dolores.” 75 years ago: ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Tomorrow the voters of Durango will decide whether the school directors shall go ahead and erect a suitable school building to make this city the educational center of the We...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “While working out in the Lightner Creek section in December, Willie Johnson, an ambitious country lad, did a little trapping by way of recreation and succeeded in catching se...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Automobile Blue Book Company writes that they have received the complete log of the Wolf Creek Pass highway from Durango to Alamosa, and that it will appear in the Blue B...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Together with rumors that the Rio Grande railroad is contemplating the erection of a new and modern railway station on the site of the old depot, comes the news that strong f...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Sunnyside – “About 3 inches of snow fell, which improves the sleighing to quite an extent, as the last snow is beginning to melt very fast in some places, leaving the roads ba...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The output of the San Juan Creamery recently has reached proportions that enables it to not only supply the local trade but to make several large shipments to Denver and othe...

And the West is History

100 years ago: ANIMAS VALLEY – “Sam Frizell of Falls Creek was down over New Year’s getting acquainted with his family at the Baker ranch where Mrs. Frizell is living, so that the children c...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The new year was ushered in, in this thriving metrop by the usual amount of noise – bells, whistles, guns and horns. Some gun went off about 12:30 that is likely to cause a l...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Newt Barton, delivery man for the Otis-McGirr Mercantile Company, was out with the aid of a cane for the first time in a couple of weeks since he tried to lift his team and w...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Kittimac expects to start work shortly and it looks as if it will be a big producer. The company has underway a cyanide mill, which will be the first built in this county...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Bob P. Hott, the prosperous cattleman of up the line, blew in to make his proper New Year’s celebration in a regular town. He hails usually from Tiffany, but explained that l...
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