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And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fred Mahan, of the La Plata Bar, was down to the city on a business trip and to lay in ranch supplies for the cold fall nights.” 75 years ago: “30 acres of the old...

DATE: Oct 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The big Wright aeroplane that birdlike has been flown by Aviator Eugene Heth over the fairgrounds and the Animas Valley during the Colorado-New Mexico Fair, is being shipped ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Birdman Eugene Heth, in a Wright biplane at the Colorado-New Mexico Fair at the fairgrounds, gave nearly 4,000 people one of the finest exhibitions of flying in a heavier-tha...

DATE: Oct 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The crowd at the Colorado-New Mexico Fair was easily the feature of the fair events, with the streets being crowded during the forenoon and the fairgrounds black with people ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The best aeroplane flight, by Eugene Heth, ever witnessed in the state of Colorado took place at the Colorado-New Mexico Fair. After attaining an altitude of nearly 2,000 fee...

DATE: Oct 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Summary of the first day of the 15th annual Colorado-New Mexico Fair: Crowd present estimated at 1,000, fine weather, crowd in good-humor, well-entertained; every event going...

DATE: Oct 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The 15th annual Colorado-New Mexico Fair opens today with every prospect for a larger attendance, larger and finer exhibits, better amusements and more of them, than has been...

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Colorado-New Mexico Fair has requested all business houses in the city to close their doors during the fair days at 12:30 o’clock, remaining closed until 5:30 p.m.” ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “L. H. Pierce, the Ignacio auto livery man who brought a party over from the fair left for home after giving his machine a rest in a local corral.” 75 years ago: “O...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A terrible death as the consequence of a mistake resulted when a local ranch man succumbed to the effect of poison swallowed in the rear of the Ignacio barber shop. He died i...

DATE: Oct 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The appearance of Newton, the magician, the second of the series of lyceum entertainments, at Red Man Hall was greeted with a packed house. His show was replete with entertai...

DATE: Oct 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The first annual Ignacio Indian Fair opened with a large attendance and one of the largest parades ever seen in that city.” 75 years ago: “With five cases of infan...

DATE: Oct 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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