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And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement for Stein’s read, “We are going out of the dry goods business and offer our entire stock for sale. We will go into the clothing business exclusively.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: SUNNYSIDE – “The Christmas entertainment given by the Sunnyside Sunday School was attended by a large audience. Everyone enjoyed the exercises immensely, especially a dialogue...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “16,000 acres of the finest irrigable lands in the U.S. will be almost given away to the first 100 farmers who will come into Colorado and reclaim them. The state will conside...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The boys at the firehouse are trying to devise some way of expressing their sincere thanks to Percy Cram, who on Christmas morning sent them a fine, large candy box, which wh...

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Trove of ocean wonders in land-locked town

WALSENBURG (AP) – There’s a world of seashells, fossils and other ancient artifacts in land-locked Walsenburg. There is no ocean in the middle of Colorado’s foothills, but that ha...

Ghosts of the Southwest

Abandoned mining towns exert irresistible pull