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Looking northwest from a Bellyache viewpoint towards Eby Creek, the Eagle River is running through midfield. The road bridge is at center with the railroad bridge north of it. The railroad water tank is visible at the left. The Nogal-Ping hotel is on the corner of Capitol Streeth, the first lefthand turn up the hill. This is before Hwy 6 & 24 was built. In order to get to Wolcott further east, one had to cross the Eagle River here.
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Looking east down the Eagle River toward the Eagle bridge and the Nogal house. The photo was printed on march 1, 1940.
3) Nogal House
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Charley Nogal house at far right; bridge to Wolcott and the upper valley before I-70 and Highway 6.
"Charley Nogal and his wife, Rosetta, arrived in 1885, claiming a homestead on what is now the Eagle River Villas housing complex, north of the Eagle River. Like most homesteaders, their first home was a modest cabin, reportedly built with logs taken from the remains of the first bridge over the river. They constructed their second home (pictured above)...
4) Horn Ranch
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The camel-back bridge over the Eagle River on U.S. Hwy 6 & 24, approximately 5-6 miles east of Eagle, Colorado.Behind the train, is the Leonard Horn ranch with ranch houses to the left of the tall pine tree at center. Rube Creek flows by the ranch houses. The dirt road at left goes to the ranch.
