And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A “certain” young man who lived in the area was a week late on his promise to return a horse he borrowed from the mesa. 75 years ago: Dolores residents were ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. Burr Putnam of Hesperus was making a satisfactory recovery from an operation she had the week before. 50 years ago: Colorado State Patrolman Carl Bushey...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Fred Wilkins “met with automobile troubles while motoring over the Silverton highway.” His car had to be towed into town. 50 years ago: Weekend storms left 0...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Henry Wommer, a well-known cattleman of the Pine River Valley, discovered that he had loss of sight in one eye. 75 years ago: The American Legion Auxiliary c...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Ina Wills, who was employed in the Harris Brothers store, arrived in Durango from Dolores. 75 years ago: A free pressure cooker clinic taught by Mrs. Fl...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Frank E. Dodge, “an old-time traveling man in these parts,” arrived in Durango to transact business for a condensed milk company. 75 years ago: Sheep shearin...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Al Foutz of Fruitland “had a narrow escape from death” when he drank a cup of water that had been “dipped from a barrel containing blue vitriol mixture.” 75 ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Bayfield Blade reported that Joe Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner, was “in the officers’ training camp at Jacksonville, Fla.” 75 years ago: Sheep...

And the West is History

50 years ago: Gordon Rowe, assistant football coach and wrestling coach for Durango High School, was named manager of the county swimming pool. 25 years ago: Vandalism was ...

And the West is History

50 years ago: More than 400 La Plata County cattlemen, their wives and special guests crowded the cafeteria at Fort Lewis College for the annual La Plata County Cattlemen’s Association...

And the West is History

50 years ago: City work crews were picking up trash piled on the curbs within city limits during spring cleanup. 25 years ago: Someone was throwing eggs at cars in the west...

And the West is History

50 years ago: Holt Sheet Metal of Durango and Monte Vista was awarded a $7,450 contract to install air conditioning at the Durango Public Library. 25 years ago: Someone rep...
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