And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Seven sleigh loads” of household goods and furniture were moved from Bayfield to the Wagner home in Durango. 75 years ago: Durango constructed and opened it...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Durango schools encountered, again, the problem of certain grades being overcrowded, as a result of a rise in attendance that had continued for three years. The overflow w...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement said, “Dandruff causes a feverish irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loosen and then the hair comes out fast. To stop falling hair at once an...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Sheriff G.S. Todd of Montezuma County arrived in Durango from Pueblo, where he took a youth to be placed “in the home of the feeble-minded.” 75 years ago: Id...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read, “La Plata Rooming House has changed hands, and under the management of Mrs. Levan the rooms are kept warm and clean. When in the city overnight try ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Bulldozer Mine, which had been out of business “for quite some time,” would open as soon as the necessary repairs could be made to the property. 75 years...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The most damaging winter storm to have “visited this section in years” caused a complete telephone service outage, which limited communication to the railroad and Western ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Rev. R.C. Byers of Silverton arrived in Durango from Denver and “was much put out” after the train didn’t run up north, preventing him from getting home to receive a c...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A specimen of ore that was brought to Durango from a property two miles north of Needleton was conservatively estimated at “$30,000 to the ton.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Elizabeth Hawkey, “a very attractive little lady,” arrived from the east the night before to take charge of the millinery department at Stein’s. 75 year...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was rumored that Woodrow Wilson would not give an inaugural ball at the White House March 4. 75 years ago: A blizzard on Cumbres Pass held up trains from ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mike Campion of the Florida Mesa sold a half portion of interest of the High Line Ditch, located on his land, to Geo. H. Tyner Jr. 75 years ago: The Breen Gr...
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