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Lew Parcell talks about the history of hydro-power at Electra Lake and his work for the Western Colorado Power company, and about his ownership of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton, Colorado. Ella (Boyd) Kinterknecht reminisces about the history and social life of Silverton, and about her time working in the Grand Imperial. They also discuss the old Ouray and Silverton stagecoach line and Club 20. This recording is made available via signed release...
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Former Grand Junction Fire Chief Frank Kreps describes living in a one-room log cabin on his parents’ Roan Creek homestead as a young boy in the 1910’s, the feeling of community among the scattered residents, and a sawmill that provided lumber to residents. He talks about his father’s career as a locomotive engineer for the Uintah Railway and the Denver & Rio Grande. He remembers having to split wood for all the sick families in Atchee during...
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Craig B. Aupperle discusses the early Twentieth century history of Grand Junction. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Dudley Mitchell discusses his childhood in Leadville during the early Twentieth century, and historic mines and railroads in the Leadville area. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
