And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Tom Goulding arrived in Durango from his sheep camp near Pine Ridge “to get a square meal.” After spending “consi...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Bill Woodard visited Durango from Fairview Farm at Allison to receive medical treatment for his eyes, which had b...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Miss Josephine Steans, “one of the school ma’ams of the county,” left Durango for Greeley to teach summer school....

And the West is History

100 years ago: A notice was sent to the city by mayor Harry Jackson, which prohibited irrigation within city limits until further notice, due to the condition of city pipelines. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read, “Strater Hotel. Leading hotel of Durango. All rooms steam heated and cleaned by vacuum.” 75 years ago: The state of Colorado announced...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Information reached Durango from La Plata City that a rich strike of ore was discovered just west of Mancos. 75 years ago: A survey of potential evacuation ...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: John Evans of Durango “had the misfortune to lose two cows on the alfalfa.” 75 years ago: A scrap-r...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: The club road that led to Electra “lakes” was promised to be in good condition. 50 years ago: Pagos...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Classified for-sale advertisements included, a “boy’s saddle pony,” a few cars of fine timothy hay” and “one ’37 ...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: E.E. Brooksbank was “among the bunch that emigrated from Silverton to Durango” to find “a little pleasure and exc...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: A.J. Broderick and C.J. Simons “of Denver town” were in Durango “vieing with each other” to see who could get “th...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer June 10 100 years ago: Dolores rancher Burt Parker was in Durango “on a combined business and pleasure trip.” 75 y...
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