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"Lover's Leap was blasted off to the road level in 1939 by a road construction crew. A hanging bridge will span the canon here." View of the escarpment looking up.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photopostcard labeled taken in 1880. Twelve figures stand on top of the fort location; flagpole visible but not flag.
Caption at bottom: "614. Fort Arnett, Red Cliff, Colorado"
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Sallie Welsh (Hartman) was the first woman in Eagle County to graduate from college (University of Denver) and later served as Superintendent of Schools in Eagle County. She married the son of a friend of John Welsh. Charles Hartman was sent to work for John Welsh and a few years later married Sallie. They took over the ranch and lived there until 1930 when the ranch was lost due to financial problems. They had four children, three boys and a girl....
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1800s: Remains of a wickiup on Brush Creek above the Alex Macdonell Ranch, made from cedar and other branches. Indian home, also called a wigwam, located on Brush Creek. This photograph is featured in the Eagle chapter of "The History of Eagle County" (The Red Book).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Al Look talks about his family and about his grandparents’ immigration from Germany. He speaks about life on the farm in Kansas and the important role of women as homemakers. He discusses travels in Colorado and New Mexico, encounters with Ute and Navajo people, and filing for a homestead in the Dove Creek area. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western...
9) Fort Arnett
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A William Henry Jackson photograph of Fort Arnett in Red Cliff. Taken around 1880. There are seventeen individuals standing on the rock formation. The American flag is seen flying above the individuals.
"After the Meeker Massacre in 1879 the citizens of Red Cliff fearing that the Indians might make further attacks on white settlements decided to build a fort for the protection against the Indians. It was reported that soon after the Meeker Massacre,...
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Paper describing the history of the first Los Pinos Indian Agency in Gunnison and Saguache Counties in Colorado in the Cocehetopa area. 37 pages. Written by Lois Borland.
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Copy of a paper describing the history of the Ute Indians in Colorado. 32 pages. Written by Lois Borland.
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The Ute people had lived in western Colorado long before Europeans arrived. In some cases, Ute words and names of individuals are still used today. In other cases, the original Ute designation has since been changed to something else. Colorow is recognized in history as one of the more well-known Ute leaders and in modern times, and he is remembered in many ways
13) Routt Waters
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Photograph collection and brief historical descriptions of several major Routt County rivers, reservoirs, and waterfalls.