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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Excavation work, conducted by a crew led by Mr. Morris, was “progressing rapidly” at the Aztec Ruins. No notable finds had been made, though “several tubs of human bones” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Grasshoppers were “dying fast” in the Spring Creek section, according to reports from fishermen catching them for bait, who said they found maggots attached to the heads o...

And the West is History

100 years ago: W.N. McTaggert of the Fort Lewis Mesa; Roy French and his mother of the lower Florida; Tobe Aperson of Salt Creek; and Q.A. Cross, J.J. Zink and Bill Chitwood of the Anima...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Judge McFeeley of Denver, who was “heavily interested in operating mining properties in the Silverton district,” spent a day in Durango before he left for home. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was announced that Miss Helena Kreder was employed to teach at the Hermosa school. 75 years ago: Wayne (Tiny) Laudenberg of Durango was announced as the l...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Cowmen Dee Brindle of the Pine Valley and C.Y. Cook “from north of town” were in Durango and reported that “the range was fine this year.” 75 years ago: Mrs....

And the West is History

100 years ago: Reid Coppinger returned from Rochester, New York, and would depart to operate a sheep camp the next morning in the area. 75 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Stra...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Graham family returned to Durango from a four-month trip through the East and Canada. Mrs. Graham said they enjoyed every minute. 75 years ago: Bargains,...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Professor Snyder from Fort Lewis College left after visiting “the Allison section on school matters.” 75 years ago: The Durango High School auditorium was an...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Young Ladies Sewing Club held a moonlight picnic at Brookside Park and “enjoyed themselves immensely.” 75 years ago: Home economist, Miss Nancy Finch, re...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. J.A. Coppinger and her daughter, Gladys, who lived north of Durango, visited a summer camp at Pine Ridge, where Mr. Coppinger’s summer headquarters for his “large she...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A classified advertisement from L.R. Cox of Mancos sought “a jockey rider at once.” 75 years ago: The National Labor Relations Board formally filed a complai...
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