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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998. Looking west down the Eagle River Valley, following I-70.
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Gravesite of Elsie J. Trump Owen, Jan. 22,1898--Dec 12, 1985, Stewart Family Cemetery at Dotsero in 1989.
"Graves in the Dotsero Sweetwater area. Collected by Joan Brallier. Helped by Myrti Stephens and John Gannon. Barbara Steward gave the information on Dotsero graves." -- Mildred Toomer
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Photo postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in 1965.
Caption on verso: "Hot Springs Pool, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Under the deep Colorado sky, Hot Springs Lodge and Pool offers recreation and relaxation in any style you choose in the refreshing Rocky Mountain air. You'll find the most comfortable accommodations a lodge can offer at Hot Springs. I-70 at Exit 116."
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom.
At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
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Construction of the Hanging Lake rest area in Glenwood Canyon, part of the I-70 construction project. This photo was taken on June 27, 1994.
The project completed Interstate 70's final, 12.5-mile gap in the transcontinental highway reaching from Baltimore, Maryland, to Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City.
"Lawsuits, environmental impact studies, and design changes took nearly two decades to resolve before the first shovelful of earth was turned...
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Marker for the ashes of Jack Stewart II, 1923-1979, in the Stewart Family Cemetery at Dotsero, Colorado.
"Graves in the Dotsero Sweetwater area. Collected by Joan Brallier. Helped by Myrti Stephens and John Gannon. Barbara Steward gave the information on Dotsero graves." -- Mildred Toomer
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Stewart gravesites in Dotsero. Jack Stewart (tall gravestone), 1842-1916, Jack Stewart II, (front of tall gravestone), 1923-1979, and Elsie Trump Owen (marker to the right of the Stewarts) who was a daughter of Nelson Yost, 1898-1985. Also buried here is the baby of Edna Stewart-Lemon.
The cemetery is to the right of the westbound ramp to I-70 at Dotsero.
"Graves in the Dotsero Sweetwater area. Collected by Joan Brallier. Helped by Myrti Stephens...
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"John and A. P. Rundell at our pump." -- verso
Two men, right one at the pump, the other holding the bucket and ladle. Ranch buildings in the background.
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"Bert Wolverton and Art Koonce were partners in this ranch located immediately north of Eagle in the vicinity of what is now the Interstate 70 interchange. The ranch was eventually sold to Ross Chambers. This view is looking east with Red Point in the background. The barn in the photograph has since been moved to Chambers Park in Eagle, where it serves as the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The interstate highway now runs through what would...
10) Kent location
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Newspaper article showing the estimated location of what was formerly Kent. Milk Creek drainage is to the left of I-70 [3/4 mile west of the Wolcott exit on I-70; Milk Creek comes into the Eagle River at the bridge]. The 4 pines on the opposite hillside remain.
The Old Watson Road labeled in this photograph refers to George Watson, a cattle rancher.
"The Watsons also bought the old Sherwood [Kent] ranch near Wolcott from John Morris, and owned...
11) Stewart Cemetery
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Stewart gravesites in Dotsero. Jack Stewart (tall gravestone), 1842-1916, Jack Stewart II, (front of tall gravestone), 1923-1979, and Elsie Trump Owen (marker to the right of the Stewarts) who was a daughter of Nelson Yost, 1898-1985. Also buried here is the baby of Edna Stewart-Lemon.
The cemetery is to the right of the westbound ramp to I-70 at Dotsero.
"Graves in the Dotsero Sweetwater area. Collected by Joan Brallier. Helped by Myrti Stephens...
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Marker for the ashes of Jack Stewart II, 1923-1979, in the Stewart Family Cemetery at Dotsero, Colorado.
"Graves in the Dotsero Sweetwater area. Collected by Joan Brallier. Helped by Myrti Stephens and John Gannon. Barbara Steward gave the information on Dotsero graves." -- Mildred Toomer
13) Elsie Trump Owen
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Gravesite of Elsie J. Trump Owen, Jan. 22,1898--Dec 12, 1985, Stewart Family Cemetery at Dotsero in 1989.
"Graves in the Dotsero Sweetwater area. Collected by Joan Brallier. Helped by Myrti Stephens and John Gannon. Barbara Steward gave the information on Dotsero graves." -- Mildred Toomer
