And the West is History

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...

And the West is History

50 years ago: “One of the most serious and senseless acts of vandalism in recent years was discovered” at the Little League baseball fields in Cortez. Someone had shot out 33 of the ligh...

And the West is History

MAY 2 50 years ago: It was reported that “fewer traffic accidents and more injuries and deaths have occurred in Montezuma and Dolores counties during the first four months of 1968.” High...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Lt. Gus Adrianson was home in Durango on “a short furlough,” which was used to greet friends and receive congratulations for winning a commission in the Army. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Vol Anderson appeared before Police Magistrate Myers after being charged with public drunkenness and was fined $50 or 25 days of work on the street. “The inebriant” was pi...

And the West is History

50 years ago: La Plata County treasurer Arthur E. Lundy died at age 56 after “a long illness.” County commissioners would name a treasurer to fill his place after the general election in...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. E.G. Salabar, P.S. Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. George Cantwell and W.E. Cooper were Ignacio residents who were in the city the day before. 75 years ago: The fi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. W.H. French and Mrs. Robey Greybeal were “Mancos people that spent the night in the city.” 75 years ago: The Durango Elks Lodge met and announce...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Reading Club would meet with Mrs. Rex Mollette at the usual hour and location. 75 years ago: Livestock sales in the San Juan Basin were “holding steady” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: William Lambert of Denver was in Durango to look at the city’s “big display of electric signs.” 75 years ago: Corporal Dewey Brown stopped in Durango on his ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: C.V. Kinney and son, M.B. Kinney, were among the arrivals from the San Luis Valley en route to the Montezuma valley to visit relatives for a few months. 75 y...
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