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The Colorado and Rio Grande Railroad showing the Quinlan [Kirby] Ranch at midfield.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
2) Wolcott
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The concrete bridge at Wolcott, at center, over the Eagle River. The bridge was built in 1916. Railroad tracks cut through the photo, with the Wolcott community at center.
3) Red Point
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Man standing on the cliff at Red Point, on the north side of the Eagle River. The railroad tracks can be seen in the valley below. Leonard Horn frequently jumped his horse across the crevice between the cliff and the hillside.
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"An upstream view of the Colorado River and railroad, showing the former Quinlan ranch (now Kirby's). Note how the river was relocated to avoid building bridges. The Quinlans lived on and cultivated some land in the foreground area at one time." -- McCoy Memoirs p.143
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A view of the Colorado River near McCoy with the Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks running alongside the river. The Quinlan [later Kirby] ranch is at midfield.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The Brooks Bridge, built by the railroad company during construction of the Dotsero Cutoff, replaced an earlier one near the same site. It is now in a sad state or repair and unsafe for other than light traffic. Adjacent to the north end of it is the railroad track and it was here that Leonard Horn had the misfortune to be caught by a train while driving cattle across the bridge, resulting in the loss of several head that were struck by the train."...
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"A downstream view of the river from a point just below the Ronald Kirby Ranch. The McCoy ferry was located about a mile or so below from where this photo was taken." -- McCoy Memoirs p.144
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Locomotive crossing the Eagle River railroad bridge. Castle Peak Ranch is in the background.
9) Wolcott
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Wolcott, Colorado, in September 1947.
The Wolcott bridge over the Eagle River is visible at midfield. It was a Luten arch bridge, constructed in 1916, and has since been replaced.
Lena Yost's father, Frank Sansosti, was the D&RG section foreman at Wolcott for many years. The railroad depot and section house are next to the tracks in this photo. The Sansosti family lived at Wolcott for 27 years.
"Frank Sansosti was born in Cosenza, Italy, on...
10) Highway 131
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"Wolcott."
Coming from State Bridge on Colo. State Hwy 131, into Wolcott. Buildings on the left are now Gallegos Masonry. Concrete arch bridge is visible at center. The Wolcott Store and gas station are on the far right. Jouflas ranch is at the left. U.S. Highway 6 parallels the Eagle River at midfield.
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Avon as viewed from the "Gypsum Cliffs." Two engines of a train putting off lots of smoke in midground. Emmett Nottingham place is at lower right. Harry Nottingham place is above the smoke at Buck Creek. Original Avon Store is 100 feet west of Avon Road. Above the smoke plume are the buildings on the Nottingham Ranch. Below the railroad tracks, the Avon Road and bridge across the Eagle River are visible through the treeline. At the bottom left,...
