And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Eastern returned “late again” to the railroad depot. 75 years ago: The city of Durango and Durango Fire Department worked with the Boy Scouts to repair t...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A traffic collision occurred in Durango and involved Walter Jakway, who, in his Ford, “came up Eighth Street from the direction of the railroad tracks” and was side-swiped...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A caution to those who planned to attend “the fair” said, “Those attending the Fair should be unusually watchful when crossing the street between crossings. Safety first, ...

And the West is History

Sept. 27 100 years ago: A caution to those who planned to attend “the Fair” said, “Those attending the Fair should be unusually watchful when crossing the street between crossings. Safet...

And the West is History

100 years ago: W.L. Stanley purchased about 145 sheep near Hesperus and planned to add them to his stock of several hundred in New Mexico. 75 years ago: It was announced th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A former Durango resident was reported to be “getting along nicely” at training camp in Fort Sheridan. He said that he was lonesome for The Democrat, and his name was adde...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Exchange remodeled the layouts of its rooms, which included the addition of a reading room and the relocation of Secretary Wilson’s office. 75 ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: W.H. Norton was issued an order for 16,000 potatoes for “Uncle Sam’s army.” 75 years ago: Sen. Ed Johnson announced that the War Production Board requisition...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Captain Hardy, “the well-known crack shot,” visited from Ignacio for a few hours of recreation and pleasure. It was rumored that he was thinking about staying for the fair...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The A.B. Patterson herd of milk cows was sold at a public auction on Reservoir Hill. 75 years ago: The eighth annual San Juan Basin Seed Show and Fair was he...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was announced that the Colorado-New Mexico Fair was going to be “the best fair ever held in the Southwest.” 75 years ago: A meeting in the Elks ballroom t...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Durango Planing Mill and Lumber Co. advertised “big loads” of kindling at $1. 75 years ago: District Attorney James M. Noland paid for goods with a counterfe...
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