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Lucksinger's house in Basalt, Colorado.
From the Basalt Regional Heritage Society Walking Tour: "Luchsinger Half-Way House. In 1885 Gabe and Julia Sneider Luchsinger arrived in Frying Pan Junction (Basalt). Gabe was an enthusiastic fisherman and along with his brothers Ottomar, Gabriel, Marcus and Jacob, would catach fish and take them in gunny sacks to Aspen to sell.
In addition to their fishing, Gabriel and Julia ran a dairy ranch and in 1887...
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View of the Brush Creek Lodge from the brochure, "Spend your vacation this summer...at Brush Creek Lodge." [photo mounted on verso of cover] The Lodge was situated south of Eagle. Taking Brush Creek Road, travel eleven miles to the fork; take the left fork and drive four miles to the lodge, near Yeoman Park. Mrs. Jo Wirsching, owner, manager; rooms by reservation only.
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"The Rock Creek Ranch in its hey-day or about 1905. It would be interesting to know who the men and women are. The man in the center has an antlered deer head." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313
The building was constructed by Jim Gates about 1900.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
4) Iron Spring
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"The story has been told that great grandmother (Katie) Gates, used water from this mineral spring, located at the old stage stop on Gore Pass, for some of her baking." -- The Gates Genealogy
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The Carlson IGA Store and the Basalt Post Office, located about midblock of main street (Railroad Avenue) Basalt. A public water fountain is located between the two buildings.
6) Mercantile
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John E. Kavanaugh, 10 or 12 years old, standing between two men in a store, possibly in Minturn. John was born in Salida, Colorado, December 6, 1910. His parents were Henry O. Anderson and Hilma Lindgren Anderson. His name was later changed from Anderson to Kavanaugh when he was adopted by his mother's second husband, William "Billy" Kavanaugh, an engineer on the D&RG Railroad.
Many products are visible, such as bananas hanging in the center...
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View of the Brush Creek Lodge from the brochure, "Spend your vacation this summer...at Brush Creek Lodge." [photo mounted on p.5] The Lodge was situated south of Eagle. Taking Brush Creek Road, travel eleven miles to the fork; take the left fork and drive four miles to the lodge, near Yeoman Park. Mrs. Jo Wirsching, owner, manager; rooms by reservation only.
"For those who enjoy beauty never-to-be-forgotten, Eagle County offers scenes indescribable."...
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Same as 1992.004A.056
The VanCamp road house, a stage stop, in Routt County. There is an antler fence around the building and sod roof, resulting in its being the subject of many photographs.
"Although noot at all in the McCoy area, this book would be incomplete without the oft photographed VanCamp house in Yampa, an early day stage stop and road house. Note the vegetation growing on the dirt floor [sic. roof]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 313
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9) Avon Store
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The old Avon Store and the shed next to it, located on the north west corner of Avon Road (above the building) and Hwy 6 (in front of the building). The Avon bridge crosses the Eagle River. The store is unused in this photo. It was moved to Chambers Park and the Information Center in Eagle as part of the Eagle County Historical Society museum complex.
10) McCoy Hotel
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"The McCoy Hotel as it appeared when Charles H. 'Daddy' McCoy was operating it in 1904. The photo was taken looking south west. The east end of the building was the kitchen and dining room, the lobby, Post Office and the McCoys living quarters in the center while the west end was mostly guest rooms and a large hall for community gatherings, dances, etc. In later years the ground floor was converted into a store. The man feeding the cub bear is...
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The foundation for the Information Center at Chambers Park about ready for the restored farm house.
12) Avon Depot
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Avon Depot in the snow.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the Brush Creek Lodge from the brochure, "Spend your vacation this summer...at Brush Creek Lodge." [photo mounted on p.8] The Lodge was situated south of Eagle. Taking Brush Creek Road, travel eleven miles to the fork; take the left fork and drive four miles to the lodge, near Yeoman Park. Mrs. Jo Wirsching, owner, manager; rooms by reservation only.
"Light airy rooms, clean comfortable beds and woolen blankets, a requisite even in summer....
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View of the Brush Creek Lodge from the brochure, "Spend your vacation this summer...at Brush Creek Lodge." [photo mounted on p.7] The Lodge was situated south of Eagle. Taking Brush Creek Road, travel eleven miles to the fork; take the left fork and drive four miles to the lodge, near Yeoman Park. Mrs. Jo Wirsching, owner, manager; rooms by reservation only.
"Spend your vacation at Brush Creek lodge away from the turmoil and summer heat. A place...
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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...
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The Mayne farm house being moved from the Eagle County Fairgrounds to its final location at Chambers Park to become the Information Center.
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Looking south down First Street toward Eagle Street in Gypsum circa 1905. The Travelers' Hotel is the second building from the left. There is a boardwalk between buildings.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
18) Lundgren's Store
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Lundgren's Store was built in 1900. It was the first two-story building in Gypsum. The upstairs was used as a school.
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The Chambers barn at right and the foundation for the Information Center in Chambers Park, on the banks of the Eagle River, in October/November 1988.
The Chambers horse barn was originally located at the site of the present I-70 interchange on the Chambers Ranch. It was moved to temporary storage in 1981, while the Eagle County Historical Society raised funds for a foundation to be built. It was seated on the foundation in 1984 and opened to the...
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Town of Eagle workers grading the area next to the barn in preparation for the relocation of Bob Mayne's donated farm house, which serves as the Information Center in Chambers Park.
