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82) Five generations
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Five generations of women in one family, probably taken at the "Halfway House," once on the Fulford Ranch, about .5 mile north of the forks.
1. Elizabeth Halloran; 2. Sarah Jane Fulford; 3. Adelaide Morgan; 4. Nettie Peterson; 5. Lillian Peterson
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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.
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85) Maxwell Place
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Photo postcard of the Maxwell place, taken by John Ambos. "Among the very early pioneers of the area were Elliott and Mary Maxwell who located on 160 acres of land at the confluence of the Grand River and Elk Creek, about four miles west of McCoy about 1896. The elevation there was about 6,500 feet, the lowest in the area where most vegetables and some varieties of hardy fruits could be grown." -- McCoy Memoirs p.155
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"The former ranch house on Yarmony Creek, where Charley and Stella McCoy lived nearly thirty-five years and their daughters Ethel and Mildred were born in." -- McCoy Memoirs p.104
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87) Brett homestead
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Brett Homestead as it looked in October 1997. (Located near Edwards, Colorado)
88) Moorehead place
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The Moorehead place on Sheephorn Creek, built in 1899. An automobile and unidentified man at left.
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Sixteen school children and their teacher lined up in front of the Avon School. School horse barn is visible in far right background.
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"Although not at all in the McCoy area...the Van Camp house in Yampa, an early day stage stop and road house. Note the vegetation growing on the dirt floor [roof]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313
The I. D. Van Camp dwelling is circled by an antler fence. Plants (beans) are growing up string trellises. The sod roof is sporting vegetation. Yampa is in Routt County.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
91) Nellie Abrams
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Nellie Abrams, daughter of Loyal Abrams, granddaughter of Mary Jennie Abrams, standing in front of log cabin
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Beaver near Eagle River. Lettuce shed and railroad siding in background. View is looking to the northeast at Swift Gulch from Emmett Nottingham's old place at Avon.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
93) Gus Hoyt ranch
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"The former Gus Hoyt house near Radium, 1917. The children were all born before this was built in 1917." -- McCoy Memoirs p.201
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The McPhee-Lindner ranch house built in 1889 on Sheephorn Creek. Two unidentified men are in the yard; a whetstone is visible. Ladder on roof for access.
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"It still has the appearance of one, but hardly resembles the old Yarmony Creek log school that was built by volunteer labor in 1906, only the windows look the same. It served its purpose well until the one room schools were discontinued in favor of consolidated shcools in 1950. Homer and Ellen Reed made it into a home and lived here for many years before Mr. Reed's death in 1974. At this writing it is still Mrs. Reed's home." -- McCoy Memoirs,...
96) Ed LaForce
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Ed LaForce "at the Bert Hadley ranch at Volcano in 1912. Brother of Lester, John, Huldah and Raine." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 166
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House on the mesa above El Jebel near the Garfield County line, built in 1934. Torn down prior to the 1980s.
98) Jake Hollander
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Jake Hollander, Canadian, at Beaver Lake Sawmill camp. Jake has his left hand resting on the pommel of his saddle with his horse facing left. Log building is visible behind the horse. Jake is outfitted in western attire including boots and spurs, holstered weapon, lariat, hat, bandana, etc.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
100) 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
